Published in 2024
Summary of the different types of enrichment (materials, objects, substrates) that can be given to sows during gestation, and the recommended methods for their provision.
Document Types: Technical review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Housing, Maternity, Behavioural disorders, Education, Welfare indicators
Published in 2024
Audit report assessing the effectiveness of official controls to protect the welfare of cattle in France. While the audit concludes overall that the system of animal welfare controls on cattle farms features competent staff, appropriate guidance and coordination, and effective implementation of comprehensive inspections, the implementation of risk-based planning is inadequate in some departmental directorates, as it fails to take account of relevant factors such as activities carried out by operators (dehorning, tethering). The absence of verification procedures prevents authorities from being able to demonstrate that controls are achieving their objectives. The report contains recommendations for the competent authorities.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Education, Restraint equipment, Mutilation, Livestock farming system
Published in 2024
Scientific article analyzing the behavior of German consumers in a virtual supermarket where shelves featuring products produced according to animal welfare standards were made prominent using visual marketing techniques (footprints on the floor and banners). Marketing influenced the behavior of meat, milk and egg consumers, and sales of animal-welfare compliant products doubled in the compared with the control group.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Bovines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Identification, Processing
Published in 2024
Article summarising papers on veal calves given at the 74th European Animal Science Congress (EAAP). The presentations discussed work to identify societal expectations, establish the impact of different housing and feeding methods, evaluate changes in antibiotic use and develop tools for assessing biosecurity on farms.
Document Types: Technical review
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Livestock buildings, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Housing, Socialization, livestock farming system
Published in 2024
Answer to a question from a Member of the European Parliament on the Commission's planned strategy to support the development of mobile abattoirs.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Bovines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Key word:Animal trade, Euthanasia, Abuse, Livestock farming system, Transport
Published in 2024
Scientific impact study on the economic consequences of banning farrowing crates on EU pig farms. Despite improvements in sow welfare, the study shows increases in production costs, piglet mortality rates and risks to employees. Financial assistance and a transition period should be considered to help farms switch to the new systems.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Livestock buildings, Housing, Restraint equipment, Livestock farming system
Published in 2023
Scientific review of the different stages of slaughtering and their possible impacts on animal stress, welfare and meat quality. It reviews the regulations and technological advances that have led to the development of mobile slaughter units, presents a non-exhaustive list of mobile slaughter units currently in use, and sets out the advantages and disadvantages of these mobile units.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Brain integration, Carcass quality, Stress, Livestock farming system
Published in 2022
Response to a question on the Commission's plans to ensure that the new animal transport provisions (under the Farm to Fork strategy) incorporate the latest scientific data on the transport of live fish.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords: Transport
Published in 2021
Scientific review on the benefits of combining ergonomics with applied ethology to study the links between animal welfare and the welfare of the livestock farmer. It proposes a new way of looking at the human-animal relationship in animal husbandry taking core concepts from both disciplines.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system
Published in 2021
News item on the results of a European project in which all stakeholders (farmers, all others in the sector, consumers)took part, to design an ideal pig farm building that incorporates both animal welfare and environmental protection measures.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Livestock buildings, Housing, Livestock farming system
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