Bien vivre animal welfare
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Web page of the French Chambers of Agriculture, featuring information and actions taken by the Chambers to improve the animal welfare of farm animals.
Subject: Improving Animal Welfare
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.
Programme bien-être animal – un guide pratique pour les producteurs
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Illustrated guide outlining the issues and definition of animal welfare, including 11 technical data sheets on animal welfare: handling and human-animal relationships; calf management and grouping; calf pain and disbudding; mastitis, lameness; comfort, bedding and accommodation: watering; grazing; temperature management; transport; downer cows.
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.
Sim’Alter simule le coût de l’arrêt de la castration
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Presentation of the IFIP's Sim'Alter tool, which simulates different scenarios to stop the castration of pigs and works out their economic impacts on a farm's performance.
Romillé passe aux maternités liberté
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Presentation of the free-range maternity units with elevator cages being tested at the IFIP's experimental station. The units have increased the number of piglets weaned, but staff required time to adapt to the new system.
Un protocle de vaccination Improvac pour chaque marché
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Results of a study by the Belgian ILVO research institute in Melle and Ghent University showing that the muscle content and fat cover of cuts can be adjusted to suit downstream demand through attention to the weight of uncastrated male pigs at the second
injection of the boar taint vaccine.
Cinq protocoles testés pour castrer les porcs mâles bio
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Results obtained through the Casdar Farinelli project. The IFIP, ANSES, INRAE and ONIRIS created and tested five protocols. Their efficacy was assessed under experimental conditions and the most interesting were selected for feasibility testing in the field (examining time allowed between drug administration and castration, total duration of the intervention, analgesic efficacy and healing time).
