Animal category: Poultry

Executive Summary of the Impact Assessment Report Accompanying the document Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of animals during transport and related operations, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005

DG SANTE, European Commission

Published in 2023

Impact assessment setting out the animal welfare implications of the legislative proposal on the transport of live animals. The impacts addressed are economic, social and environmental.

Document Types: Opinions

Animal categories:Cattle, Dogs, Goats, Equines, Felines, Sheep, Fish, Pigs, Poultry

Keywords: One Welfare, Human-animal relationships, Transport,Societal issues

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Comment les volailles perçoivent et interprètent leur environnement : recherche scientifique et exemples d’application

Rachel Degrande, Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira, Vanessa Guesdon, Ludovic Calandreau

Published in 2023

Scientific review emphasising that poultry have varied and well-developed senses, that they interact with each other, that they are capable of learning, and that they have  a much wider repertoire of cognitive skills than is often assumed.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Learning, training, Enrichment, Memory, Living environment, Cognitive processes

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European Parliament: written answer to question E-002691/2023 : Will the Commission make slaughter with stunning the new standard in Europe?

Question: Annika Bruna (ID), Gilles Lebreton (ID), Ivan Vilibor Sinčić (NI), Eric Minardi (ID), France Jamet (ID), Marie Dauchy (ID), Catherine Griset (ID), Dan-Ştefan Motreanu (PPE), André Rougé (ID), Elżbieta Kruk (ECR), Dominique Bilde (ID). Reply: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on whether the European Commission is ready to ban slaughter without stunning and extend this ban to imported meat from animals slaughtered in third countries.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Leg disorders in broiler chickens: a review of current knowledge

Kai-li Liu, Yan-feng He, Bo-wen Xu, Lu-xi Lin, Pan Chen, Muhammad Kashif Iqbal, Khalid Mehmood, Shu-cheng Huang

Published in 2023

Scientific review of chicken leg disorders, their prevalence on farms and the associated risk factors, the consequences for welfare and production performance, and their diagnosis and prevention.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Pain, Societal issues, Risk management, Welfare indicators

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Indice international d’équité des engagements œufs hors-cage

Mercy for Animals

Published in 2023

Mercy for Animals' 3rd International Cage-Free Equity Index of commitment by companies. The index ranks 40 food companies on their commitment to sourcing cage-free eggs, and on the transparency of their communication on progress. Carrefour, Groupe Casino and Sodexo appear at the bottom of the ranking.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Enrichment, Housing, Living environment,Societal issues, livestock farming system

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The use of animal-based measures at slaughter for assessing the welfare of turkeys on farm: EFSA scientific NCPs Network exercise

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Marika Vitali, Gizella Aboagye, Denise Candiani, Cristina Rojo Gimeno, Yves Van der Stede, Chiara Fabris

Published in 2023

Report on work, carried out by the network of national contact points providing scientific support on animal welfare at the time of killing, on turkey welfare. This work produced a list of animal-based measures considered by the experts to be useful for on-site recording and monitoring activities in abattoirs to retrospectively assess the on-farm welfare of turkeys .

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Carcass quality, Welfare indicators

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European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-002548/23: Distinction between slaughter animals and breeding animals in connection with animal welfare during transport

Question: Niels Fuglsang (S&D). Answer: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on whether it makes sense to distinguish between animals for slaughter and animals not intended for slaughter when transporting animals.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords: Transport

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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

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A literature review of broiler chicken welfare, husbandry, and assessment

Cara Helena Wilcox, Victoria Sandilands, Novi Mayasari, Indrawati Yudha Asmara, Asep Anang

Published in 2023

Scientific review examining the main commercial broiler farming systems in Indonesia, looking at assessment methods, indicators, main welfare problems, and opportunities for improvement.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Housing, Human-animal relationships, Pain, Welfare indicators

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