Animal category: Poultry

Answer to an EU parliamentary question on the availability of statistics on the demand for and production of meat from ritual slaughter

Answer to a parliamentary question on the Government's intentions regarding the practice of caponisation.

Answer to a parliamentary question on a possible legal ban on the practice of caponisation.

Answer to a parliamentary question on the availability of statistical data on the production of and demand for meat from ritual slaughter.

Answer to a parliamentary question on the availability of statistical data on the production of and demand for meat from ritual slaughter.

Question on the existence of statistics on the demand for and production of meat from ritually-slaughtered animals in France.

Scientific review of articles dealing with 4 topics, both alone and in combination: animal welfare, the physiology of stress, impacts on climate change, and production in livestock farming. It concludes that, although all these areas are strongly represented in the literature, there is a lack of studies examining their interactions and their impacts on livestock production.

Scientific review of non-infectious diseases that can affect the welfare of laying hens, including grass-related crop failure, choking, diseases related to ageing, exposure to high light levels, predation, and diseases related to excessive weight or obesity.

Scientific review of the increase in intestinal parasites in Australian poultry in cage-free and free-range production systems, especially in organic systems where no effective anthelmintics are permitted.

Article presenting the measures to be included in the new EU Common Agricultural Policy to support small farms and ensure better animal welfare.