Animal category: Poultry

Décret n° 2022-137 du 5 février 2022 relatif à l’interdiction de mise à mort des poussins des lignées de l’espèce Gallus gallus destinées à la production d’œufs de consommation et à la protection des animaux dans le cadre de leur mise à mort en dehors des établissements d’abattage

Jean Castex, Julien Demormandie, Olivier Véran

Published in 2022

Decree to eother small companion animalst the new framework governing the killing of chicks in hatcheries and outside abattoirs, confirming the legal cessation of the culling of male chicks at birth by the end of 2022.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Pain, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Monitoring consumer attitudes to welfare is crucial

Susie Stannard

Published in 2022

Presentation of the results of an AHDB survey, demonstrating that animal welfare is a growing concern for British consumers. However, the latter are not prepared to pay more for their meat because they overestimate the quality of welfare conditions on British farms,. They are nevertheless increasingly aware of the health problems associated with farming practices.

Document Types: Scientific review

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system

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EU Broiler Chicken Welfare

Better Chicken Commitment

Published in 2020

White paper compiling the published scientific evidence on violations of broiler-chicken welfare in intensive farming in the EU and the UK.

Document Types: Opinions

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Societal issues, Stress, Livestock farming system

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Organisation des contrôles officiels relatifs à la protection animale en abattoir au moment de la mise à mort et des opération annexes

Bureau des établissements d'abattage et de découpe

Published in 2022

Technical Instruction specifying changes to the procedures associated with the official monitoring of animal protection in the abattoir at the time of slaughter in France

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords:Anxiety, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Stress

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Modalités de reconnaissance des formations en bien-être animal suivies depuis le 1er janvier 2018 par les éleveurs et salariés désignés en tant que « référents bien-être animal » dans les élevages de porcs ou de volailles à compter du 1er janvier 2022

DGAL/SDSanimal welfare/Bureau du bien-être animal

Published in 2021

Technical instruction listing existing training that is now recognised as being of an acceptable standard to qualify animal welfare advisors in pig and poultry farming, being part of the framework for the implementation of the French ministerial decree on such training.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Resilience, Livestock farming system

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Report on the investigation into alleged breaches and maladministration in the application of Union Law on the protection of animals during transport, both within and outside the Union

Daniel Buda, Isabel Carvalhais, Commission of Inquiry into the Protection of Animals during Transport

Published in 2021

Conclusions of the report of the Committee of Inquiry into the protection of animals during transport. Its recommendations include reductions in journey times, better protection of young animals and pregnant females, conditions placed on the export of live animals to third countries, and better information for consumers. It stresses the need to improve and supplement existing EU legislation.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords: Stress, Transport

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The Welfare Status of Hens in Different Housing Systems - A Review

Ewa Sosnówka-Czajka, Iwona Skomorucha, Eugeniusz Herbut

Published in 2021

Scientific review of the advantages and disadvantages of different chicken production systems in terms of animal welfare, showing that all systems, even if they take animal welfare into account, affect the behaviour, health and productivity of the birds to different degrees.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Welfare indicators, Housing, Human-animal relationships

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Bien-être animal : choisir les enrichissements de ses poulets

Estelle Guérin, Mathilde Stomp

Published in 2022

Technical article setting out the results of ITAVI's work on a multi-criteria analysis of different types of enrichment available on the market that take into account the needs of birds: exploration, perching, dust bathing, self protection and rest.

Document Types: Technical review

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Housing, Human-animal relationships, Societal issues

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Review: Precision Livestock Farming technologies in pasture-based livestock systems

C. Aquilani, A. Confessore, R. Bozzi, F. Sirtori, C. Pugliese

Published in 2021

Scientific review of the various precision farming systems that can be used to manage the needs, health and monitoring of grazing livestock, allowing any threat to care plans or welfare to be quickly remedied.

Document Types: Scientific review

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

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Livestock farming system

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Heat stress in laying hens: impact and prevention

Jerson Andrés Cuéllar Sáenz

Published in 2021

Technical paper discussing the importance of heat stress in poultry farming, its impact on laying hens, and strategies to combat heat stress.

Document types: Technical Paper

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Stress, Livestock farming system

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