Level: 3 - More in-depth materials (including some documents in English)

ANIPHI

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Online educational platform freely accessible to all educators with an interest in teaching farm animal welfare. It fosters collaborative learning, promoting a dialogue between values and experiential and scientific knowledge, helping to develop critical thinking, attention to other viewpoints and creativity.

MOOC Well-being of dairy herds

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Presentation and registration page for a MOOC designed by Danone, Idele, Phylum and VetAgroSup

Animal welfare during transport: animals in containers

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Infographic summarizing the main recommendations of EFSA's 5 opinions to improve the welfare of animals in containers during transport.

Animal welfare during transport: free moving animals

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Summary in infographic form of the main recommendations of the 5 EFSA opinions to improve the welfare of free-moving animals during transport.

Indicators to confirm death after euthanasia of suckling piglets on farm

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Factsheet outlining the regulations and suggesting animal-based indicators to confirm the death of suckling piglets during euthanasia.

La sélection génétique est une menace pour le bien-être animal : l’exemple de la race bovine Blanc bleu belge

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Article (expressing strong views) on the characteristics of the Belgian blue-white cattle breed and the animal welfare issues associated with it.

Un guide pratique sur le bien-être des vaches laitières pour les vétérinaires

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Illustrated guide presenting good practices for approaching a sick animal and observing any early signs of threats to animal welfare in a herd, animal welfare inspections, integrating animal welfare into health visits, supporting the transition to improved welfare, focusing on pain management, deciding whether to transport an animal or slaughter it on farm, good practices for end of life husbandry, and how to approach the longevity of dairy cows with farmers.

Quels bâtiments d’élevage porcin pour demain ?

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Practical factsheets summarizing the results of the European GOPEI Occitanie project, which involved all relevant stakeholders (farmers, all parts of the industry, consumers) in designing a pig farming facility that would take account of both animal welfare and environmental protection. A factsheet is provided for each rearing stage (post-weaners, fatteners, sows awaiting insemination,  gestation, maternity). Each sheet includes information on feed type, housing design, good practices and environmental performance. Materials are also provided that concentrate on the associated costs, and on each good practice.

Fiche technique matériaux manipulables : Comment enrichir le milieu de vie des porcs en bâtiment?

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Factsheet outlining the behavioral needs of pigs, the regulations on manipulable enrichment materials the nature of such materials, their advantages, limitations and disadvantages, and how to be effective in providing enrichment. 

Foire aux Questions ‘Bien-être des porcs’ (mise à jour mai 2022) 

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These FAQs have been updated in order to provide ongoing updated clarifications of the regulations, in consultation with government and the industry, so that their application in the field can be harmonized. They are national in their scope and are strictly advisory. The present update concerns manipulable enrichment materials.