Animal Welfare Audit
Published in 2026
Audit tool for the objective assessment of animal welfare in the meat industry during transport, holding, and slaughter
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal category: Sheep
Terrestrial Animal Health Code. Section 7: Animal Welfare. Chapter 7.4: Transport of Animals by Air
Published in 1982
Code sanitaire de l’OMSA pour les animaux terrestres pour le transport par voie maritime
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Cattle, Goats, Horses, Mammals, Sheep, Pigs, Poultry
Terrestrial Animal Health Code. Section 7: Animal Welfare. Chapter 7.3: Transport of Animals by Land
Published in 1982
Code sanitaire de l’OMSA pour les animaux terrestres pour le transport par voie maritime
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Cattle, Goats, Horses, Mammals, Sheep, Pigs, Poultry
Terrestrial Animal Health Code. Section 7: Animal Welfare. Chapter 7.2: Transport of Animals by Sea
Published in 1982
Code sanitaire de l’OMSA pour les animaux terrestres pour le transport par voie maritime
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Cattle, Goats, Horses, Mammals, Sheep, Pigs, Poultry
Relationships between farmer well-being and the welfare of their animals: A One Welfare scoping review
Published in 2026
Review demonstrating that farmers' welfare is strongly and positively linked to that of their animals. It supports the "One Welfare" approach, which works to achieve a combined on-farm benefit for both animal and human welfare.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
La cοnditiοn des animaux dans l’agriculture industrielle peut-elle faire sοuffrir les hοmmes ? Une étude sοciοlοgique pοrtant sur les cοnflits éthiques et les tensiοns identitaires des travailleurs en prοductiοn animale
Published in 2025
Sociological thesis analyzing ethical conflicts and identity problems among livestock workers
Document Types: Scientific work
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Principles of sheep behavior: An overview from a welfare perspective
Published in 2026
Review analyzing the underlying factors that generate sheep behavior, in order to improve understanding of their biological needs and welfare. The authors stress the role of sensory and motivational systems and the importance of integrating this knowledge into herd management.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Ovines
Climate Change and Livestock Welfare in the Alps: A Comprehensive Review
Published in 2025
Review showing that climate change poses a serious threat to the welfare of mountain animals farmed in extensive systems, with cattle being particularly vulnerable to heat stress and fodder shortages. The study highlights the need for integrated adaptation strategies that reconcile welfare, Adaptation of the animal to the environment, and the sustainability of mountain systems.
Document Types: Scientific review
A scoping review of (dis-)incentives for animal welfare-improving farming practices
Published in 2025
Analysis of the literature on economic incentives and barriers to the adoption of animal welfare practices animal welfare the perspective of producers. Costs are a major barrier, while certain improvements to the rearing environment can benefit health and productivity.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
European Parliament: answer to priority question P-003765/2025: Commission response to ongoing animal welfare breaches in transport and the need to ban live animal transport to safeguard animal welfare
Published in 2025
In response to a parliamentary question on the ban on the transport of live animals, the European Commission acknowledges serious animal welfare problems during transport, particularly at borders, and emphasizes Member States' responsibility to effectively enforce existing rules. It highlights immediate operational measures, such as cooperation with Turkey and Bulgaria and the improvement of procedures via TRACES, along with an ongoing legislative review to strengthen animal protection. While supporting the increased use of trade in meat and genetic materials, the Commission takes the view that the transport of live animals remains, in certain cases, necessary for the functioning of the relevant sectors.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
