Subject: Improving Animal Welfare

Enriching the environment for goats

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Factsheet outlining the definition of environmental enrichment and the various forms it can take, along with the European regulations on enrichment for goats.

Pigs, farms, litter: farmers speak out

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Brochure presenting feedback from pig farmers who have switched to a straw-fed rearing system. It presents good practices and points of attention identified by the farmers at different rearing stations.

Environmental enrichment for sheep

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Factsheet outlining the definition of environmental enrichment and the various forms it can take, along with  the European regulations on enrichment for sheep.

Environmental enrichment for ruminants and equines: the basics

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Factsheet outlining the definition of environmental enrichment and its various forms, along with the European regulations on enrichment for ruminants and equines.

Pass Porc n°24 : L’eau, une composante essentielle du bien-être animal

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Article listing the regulations on water requirements for pigs on farm and on good watering practices.

European Commission: Success stories videos: Animal Welfare / Pigs, tail docking

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Publication on the European Commission's website of two videos featuring two pig farmers (Italian and Finnish) who no longer use tail docking for their piglets, instead adopting various alternative strategies, including the provision of manipulable (exploratory) materials, thermal comfort and good air quality, sufficient feed, appropriate pen structures and a change in how they think.

Good practice factsheet on enrichment and winter gardens for turkeys 

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Good practice factsheet published by EURCAW-Poultry-SFA on enrichment and  winter gardens for turkeys.

Educational factsheet on good grazing practices

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Educational factsheet published by the French Animal Welfare Chair on good grazing practices

A look back at the technical webinar "Dehorning and disbudding in goat farming".

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Dossier on the methodological approach, technique and pain management during disbudding in goats.

Educational leaflet - Focus on lameness in cattle farming

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An educational sheet on the causes and indicators of lameness and how to reduce its incidence on your farm.