Published in 2022
Thematic dossier providing information on French regulations, the number of abattoirs in France, the role of veterinary services in abattoirs, and the controls carried out for animal protection purposes.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Societal issues, Stress
Published in 2022
Scientific review on the use of precision farming techniques to improve the health, welfare and production of farm animals. It emphasizes the importance of affordable, reliable and easy-to-use equipment, providing data that reflect - adequately and in real time - different aspects of animal welfare status within the herd.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2022
Scientific review of the use of the five domains model to improve housing and management from the piglets' perspective, seeking to induce positive mental states that can result in improved quality of life and wefare.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing, Living environment, Stress
Published in 2022
Dossier describing the German voluntary welfare initiative in pig farming, "Initiative Tierwohl", containing interviews with farmers who have signed up to it, along with half their fellow farmers. Although the initiative is appreciated by consumers, the public is still concerned over meat prices, a fact that restricts farmers' room for manoeuver in working to to improve animal welfare.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Housing, Societal issues
Published in 2022
Article comparing welfare criteria for sows housed in free-range farrowing crates and conventional farrowing crates. It shows that the greater freedom of movement provided by free-range farrowing crates throughout lactation can improve locomotor health and reduce stress levels in sows.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Housing, Societal issues
Published in 2022
Methodology developed by the EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare to produce scientific opinions in response to mandates received from the European Commission under the Farm to Table strategy. These mandates cover the welfare of (i) animals during transport, (ii) calves, (iii) laying hens, (iv) broilers, (v) pigs, (vi) ducks, geese and quails, and (vii) dairy cows.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Cattle, Pigs, Poultry
Keywords:Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Transport
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, Livestock farming system
Published in 2022
A report outlining the revisions to the EU organic certification regulations relating to animal welfare, effective from 2022. They have been extended to include new species, such as rabbits and some fish types, and additional stages of production. The report also discusses the announcement of the "EU Organic Action Plan", which aims to have converted a minimum of 25% of agricultural land to organic farming and a significant increase in organic aquaculture by 2030.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Livestock farming system
Published in 2022
CIWF survey conducted on 16 European pig farms, revealing living conditions that prevent the expression of the animals' natural behaviours. CIWF asks the French Minister of Agriculture to support the legislative changes announced by the European Commission to ban cage farming and improve animal welfare conditions.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Housing, Maternity, Living environment, Stress, Livestock farming system, Societal issues
Published in 2022
Scientific paper examining the influence of the nature and presentation of enrichment when feeding pregnant sows in open access stalls. It looks at the four scenarios of rotation of various enrichments, rotation with sound stimulus at the point that enrichment type is changed, no rotation, and no enrichment. Sows preferred the rotational systems, including straw, and the level of stress and lesions was the same between dominant and dominated sows, showing the usefulness of this system in reducing stress and aggression.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Housing, Stress
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