Published in 2022
Response to a question on the Commission's plans to ensure that the new animal transport provisions (under the Farm to Fork strategy) incorporate the latest scientific data on the transport of live fish.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords: Transport
Published in 2022
Scientific review proposing ways to select the appropriate fish stocking density for each farm and monitor its potential effects. They include a robust welfare assessment based on operational indicators and good management practices.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords: Housing, Living environment, Livestock systems,Welfare indicators
Published in 2022
Opinion containing, in particular, proposals on animal welfare: farming systems to be displayed on environmental labels; public aid and subsidies to be progressively adjusted in favour of production methods that support the environment, nutritional quality and animal welfare; implementation at European level of measures to protect agricultural and food products from competition from imported products that do not comply with European standards to be defended.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories:Cattle, Goats, Sheep, Fish, Pigs, Poultry
Keywords: Societal issues, Breeding and rearing systems
Published in 2022
Scientific paper evaluating the effects of feeding levels on conventionally-used welfare indicators for tilapia (presence/absence of skin lesions, body condition, weight gain, mortality rate) using an epidemiological approach. It shows that feeding levels directly affect welfare indicators and production.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Indicator of well-being, Stress
Published in 2022
Scientific review of the scientific evidence on fish sentience and its implications for the commercial farming of fish. It concludes that there is a need to review the welfare regulations for farmed fish.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Farming Breeding and rearing systems, Societal issues
Published in 2022
Scientific paper proving that stingrays and cichlids are capable of learning to add and subtract, confirming that, at the least, the common ancestor of vertebrates could carry out these two operations.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords: Cognitive processes,Learning, Evolutionary processes, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2022
Scientific review of the impact of enrichment research on zoo and aquarium practices. It reveals that zoo and aquarium professionals are paying heed to species-specific welfare needs by ensuring that enrichment protocols are supported by biological evidence. It goes on to highlight areas and species that need further research.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Wildlife, Fish
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2021
Scientific paper showing that a fish is able to orientate itself and move intentionally in a terrestrial environment, using a device where the fish is placed in a tank on a wheeled platform that responds to the fish's movements. This suggests that spatial representation and movement abilities are species independent.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords: Brain integration, Experimentation, Cognitive processes,Adaptation of the animal to the environment
Published in 2021
Systematic review of the scientific literature showing that the effect on overall welfare of environmental enrichment for farmed fish depends mainly on the type of enrichment, the taxon of the fish, and the welfare category.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords:Enrichment, Living environment, Breeding and rearing systems, Welfare indicators
Published in 2021
Scientific paper describing a framework to assess the welfare of farmed fish, based on 80 indicators grouped into 5 modules: farm management, water quality, fish group behaviour, external appearance and internal appearance of fish. An application has been developed to facilitate its use.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords:Animal-based measurement, Enrichment, Housing, Stress, Breeding and rearing systems, Welfare indicators
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