Published in 2021
Article showing that Swiss consumers did not change their purchasing behaviour to support better animal welfare during the pandemic.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories:Cattle, Goats, Equines, Sheep, Fish, Pigs, Ruminants, Poultry
Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2021
Article comparing the effect of 4 types of scratch mat on laying hen behaviour and egg quality and finding no significant difference between the types of mat.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment
Published in 2021
Article setting out the main findings of the German government's 2021 report on nutrition in Germany. German citizens are eating less meat and taking greater account of the welfare of farm animals.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories:Cattle, Goats, Equines, Sheep, Fish, Pigs, Ruminants, Poultry
Keywords: Societal issues, Environment, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2021
Scientific review of the state of knowledge on management factors for chicks designed to ensure chick welfare and health.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Adaptation of the environment to the animal , Housing, Enrichment, Livestock buildings, Living environment, Livestock farming system
Published in 2020
A cross-sectional survey of turkey farmers in Canada to identify the main perceived reasons for slaughter, mortality and carcass seizure on their farms.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Carcass quality, Human-animal relationships, Livestock farming system
Published in 2020
Study to determine the effects of supplementary UV light on Peking duck production parameters, eye development, stress and fear.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Enrichment, Living environment, Fear, Stress, Livestock farming system
Published in 2020
Study of the effect of the qualitative feed restriction imposed by diffuse feeding on a series of welfare indicators on broiler farms at the end of the rearing period.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Enrichment, Welfare indicators
Published in 2020
Review of the social genetic effect, i.e. the effect of an individual animal's genotype on the phenotypic traits of its social partners.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Welfare indicators
Published in 2020
Preview: “The question posed for the review was “which ITs are related to welfare and how do they monitor this for broilers?”. The Welfare Quality® (WQ) protocol for broiler assessment was utilized as a framework to analyse suitable articles. A total of 57 studies were reviewed wherein all principles of broiler welfare were addressed.”
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Welfare indicators
Published in 2020
Comparison of three methods of detecting locomotive behaviours in turkeys based on data captured by inertial (digital) measurement systems.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Societal issues, Welfare indicators
