Published in 2021
Scientific article showing that the enjoyment and willingness to pay of ham consumers are influenced by the information they are provided with on the animal welfare status of the pigs from which the ham comes.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system
Published in 2021
Answer to a question on the Government's intentions regarding the retention of local abattoirs, in which the economic, environmental and animal welfare benefits of such establishments are evoked.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Transport
Published in 2021
INRAE dossier on the research and expert advice provided by the Institute in the field of animal welfare, which is carried out in an interdisciplinary manner, and aims to improve the living conditions of farm animals while taking into account the working conditions of farmers, along with economic, environmental and land-use considerations.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:All subjects
Published in 2021
Thematic dossier from the Coopérative Agricole, based on three fundamental principles: improving understanding of animal welfare, putting it into practice in a practical and pragmatic way in France and its territories, and providing a sustainable picture of the pride the agricultural professions take in their work. The dossier emphasises the close links between the welfare of animals and of those who work with them and highlights the benefits of the approaches it describes.
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators
Published in 2021
Scientific paper comparing 12 animal welfare labels used for pork meat, revealing considerable variations between labels, with the least stringent barely exceeding the minimum standards imposed by EU regulations, and the most stringent being on a par with organic standards.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2021
Technical article highlighting the importance of ethology in improving pig production. A better understanding of sow ethology can improve animal welfare, management, reproductive efficiency and, therefore, the profitability of the farm. The veterinarian has a new social and educational role to play in improving the welfare of sows and piglets. Staff also need to be trained in ethology, which will enable them to predict the behavioural profile of sows before the first farrowing, improve selection and reduce restraints on animal movement.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Lactation, Welfare indicators
Published in 2021
Scientific paper examining the impact of an institutional partnership set up in Ethiopia to improve livestock husbandry practices and health. It shows that access to health services for small ruminants increased sampling, yield per head of sheep/goats and gross income per animal.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Goats, Sheep
Keywords: Welfare indicators, Livestock farming system
Published in 2021
Answer to a question on how the European Commission would respond to the introduction of a subsidy for sheep shearing in Ireland, given that Irish farmers are choosing not to shear because it is not economically viable, despite the fact that shearing is necessary for animal welfare.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Ovines
Keywords:Societal issues, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system
Published in 2021
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.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Environment,Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Stress
Published in 2021
Article presenting the measures to be included in the new EU Common Agricultural Policy to support small farms and ensure better animal welfare.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system
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