Published in 2022
Scientific paper showing that the welfare levels recorded on Slovenian pig farms by the study authors are lower than the farmers think. Where farmers in the study had been trained, this appeared to correlate with a higher level of welfare for their pigs.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Published in 2022
This article reviews the history of the gradual distancing of humans from farmed animals, culminating in the questioning of a meat-based human diet. It proposes ways to reconcile a respect for farmed animals with their slaughter for consumption.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Breeding and rearing systems
Published in 2022
EFSA scientific opinion on the protection of pigs during transport. Ten main welfare consequences were identified: group stress, stress during handling, heat stress, injuries, stress from movement, prolonged hunger, prolonged thirst, restriction of movement, problems resting and sensory hyper-stimulation. These welfare consequences and animal-based measurements for them are described. The hazards that lead to these consequences and recommendations to prevent such hazards and to correct or mitigate their welfare consequences are presented.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Animal-based measurements, Pain, Risk management, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Transport
Published in 2022
Technical article outlining the risk factors for tail biting, their impact on the pig industry, current knowledge concerning the relationship between different tail postures and the emotional states of pigs, and methods to prevent tail biting.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Pain, Enrichment, Housing, Mutilation, Stress
Published in 2022
Scientific review of the reasons why intensive livestock farming continues to be the dominant farming system in Europe, and the measures that need to be taken to encourage livestock sectors to make the transition to non-intensive farming methods.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Societal issues, Stress, Farming systems
Published in 2022
Answer to a question on the European Commission's position on the banning of the transport of live animals when the temperature exceeds 30°C, and on how it intends to strengthen the regulations to better control such transport of live animals.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Transport
Published in 2022
Systematic review of the literature showing that the indicators relating to housing that are used to measure the welfare of sows in the post-weaning and early gestation periods are mainly physiological and health-related. There is a lack of studies on the effects of housing on the mental welfare of sows during this period of their reproductive cycle.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Housing, Weaning, Stress, Welfare indicators
Published in 2022
Scientific paper showing that intra- and extra-uterine exposure of piglets to music maintains high levels of BDNF, which contributes to neuroplasticity, between birth and weaning and is associated with higher weaning weights.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Enrichment, Brain integration, Memory, Prenatal
Published in 2022
Scientific paper to evaluate the possible economic impact of improved animal welfare in abattoirs; to develop an economic model demonstrating the theoretical contribution of animal welfare to the profitability of abattoirs; and to validate this economic model through focus groups of Swedish abattoir personnel.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Published in 2022
Scientific article presenting the available methods to control or confine of farm animals through the use of electric shocks and reminding readers that their use, which is likely to cause pain, must be ethically justifiable and provide clear welfare benefits. It sets out the potential welfare implications of each method.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Animal adaptation to the environment, Pain, Societal issues, Restraint equipment, Human-animal relationship, Stress
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