Animal category: Pigs

Perspectives d’avenir des relations élevage et société

CGAAER

Published in 2023

CGAAER report on the conditions required to reconcile the positions of the French public and livestock farming. The CGAAER considers that the controversy surrounding livestock farming can only be resolved after a discussion between all stakeholders to develop shared objectives for future livestock farming. This will call for a multidisciplinary scientific committee to clarify the terms of the debate, and a dialogue between the different sectors to develop common messages.

Document Types: Opinions

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Societal issues, One Welfare, Human-animal relationships, Livestock farming system

Access the source: Future Prospects for the Relationship Between Livestock Farming and Society

Towards the use of on-farm slaughterhouse

Thierry Astruc, E.M. Claudia Terlouw

Published in 2023

Scientific review of the different stages of slaughtering and their possible impacts on animal stress, welfare and meat quality. It reviews the regulations and technological advances that have led to the development of mobile slaughter units, presents a non-exhaustive list of mobile slaughter units currently in use, and sets out the advantages and disadvantages of these mobile units.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Brain integration, Carcass quality, Stress, Livestock farming system

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Parlement européen : réponse écrite à la question E-002480/2023 : Cessation de la caudectomie systématique des porcs

Question: Annika Bruna (ID). Answer: Mrs Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on whether the European Commission is prepared to better regulate living conditions in factory pig farms, so that tail docking becomes the exception.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Pain, Enrichment, Human-animal relationships, Mutilation, Societal issues, Stress

Access the source: European Parliament: Written Answer to Question E-002480/2023: Ending the Routine Tail Docking of Pigs

Review of the influence of farrowing and lactation housing and positive human contact on sow and piglet welfare

Paul H. Hemsworth, Alan J. Tilbrook, Rutu Y. Galea, Megan E. Lucas, Kirsty L. Chidgey, Lauren M. Hemsworth

Published in 2023

Scientific review offering a critical assessment of the scientific literature on the implications of two important determinants of sow and piglet welfare: housing and human contact.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Societal issues, Enrichment, Lactation, Housing, Maternity, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Socialization, Stress,  Livestock farming system, Behavioural disorders

Access the source: Review of the Influence of Farrowing and Lactation Housing and Positive Human Contact on Sow and Piglet Welfare

Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question 11346 : Bien-être animal : il faut protéger les animaux d’élevage

Question: José Beaurain (Rassemblement National - Aisne). Answer: French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Answer to a question concerning the position of the French Minister of Agriculture, who has stated that he is against a ban on exports of live animals to countries outside the European Union.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal trade, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Transport

Access the source: National Assembly: Written Response to Question 11346: Animal Welfare: We Must Protect Farm Animals

Farmers’ Perspectives of the Benefits and Risks in Precision Livestock Farming in the EU Pig and Poultry Sectors

Idan Kopler, Uri Marchaim, Ildikó E. Tikász, Sebastian Opaliński, Eugen Kokin, Kevin Mallinger, Thomas Neubauer, Stefan Gunnarsson, Claus Soerensen, Clive J. C. Phillips, Thomas Banhazi

Published in 2023

Scientific review of the acceptability to farmers of operational principles and technological solutions designed improve both animal and human welfare in the pork and poultry industries.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Welfare indicators, One Welfare

Access the source: Farmers’ Perspectives on the Benefits and Risks of Precision Livestock Farming in the EU Pig and Poultry Sectors

L’élevage porcin en systèmes alternatifs : atouts et défis en termes de bien-être animal, biosécurité, santé animale et sécurité sanitaire

Maxime Delsart, Françoise Pol, Barbara Dufour, Nicolas Rose, Christelle Fablet

Published in 2023

Article presenting the advantages and disadvantages of alternative pig farming systems in terms of animal welfare, biosecurity, animal health and public health challenges.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Environment, Living environment, One Welfare, Resilience, Robustness, Livestock farming system, Pathogen transfer

Access the source: Alternative Pig Farming Systems: Benefits and Challenges in Terms of Animal Welfare, Biosecurity, Animal Health, and Food Safety

Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question 7752 : Règles applicables au transport d’animaux vivants et bien-être animal

Question: Thomas Ménagé (Rassemblement National - Loiret ). Answer: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Answer to a question concerning France's position on the differences in the application of the regulations on the transport of live animals within the European Union and the action it intends to take at European level to ensure respect for animal welfare.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords: Societal issues, Stress, Transport

Access the source: National Assembly: Written response to Question 7752: Rules Governing the Transport of Live Animals and Animal Welfare

Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question 10039 : Prise en considération du bien-être animal dans les SIQO

Question: Sandra Regol (Ecologist - NUPES - Bas-Rhin). Answer: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on the intentions of the French Ministry of Agriculture concerning the reinforcement of animal welfare guarantees in the specifications for livestock farms operating under the SIQO (signs of origin and quality) scheme. 

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Societal issues, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators

Access the source: National Assembly: Written Response to Question 10039: Consideration of Animal Welfare in SIQO Systems

Recognition of aggressive behavior of group-housed pigs based on CNN-GRU hybrid model with spatio-temporal attention mechanism

Yue Gao, Kai Yan, Baisheng Dai, Hongmin Sun, Yanling Yin, Runze Liu, Weizheng Shen

Published in 2023

Scientific article proposing a model for automatic video recognition of aggressive behavior in group-housed pigs, with an accuracy rate of 94.8%.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Pigs, Primates

Keywords:Aggression, Aggressiveness, Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Welfare indicators, Personality, Stress

Access the source: Recognition of Aggressive Behavior in Group-Housed Pigs Based on a CNN-GRU Hybrid Model with a Spatio-Temporal Attention Mechanism