Published in 2022
Scientific review on the methods used on laying hen farms to trigger and end moulting, along with the animal welfare problems they cause.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Stress, Livestock farming system
Published in 2022
Scientific review identifying an increased risk to free-range hens of microbial and parasitic infections, heat stress and predation. They do, however, have better bone quality and show less evidence of pecking behaviors. The review sets out existing preventive strategies and identifies missed opportunities to use genetics and prenatal and nutritional factors to prevent these welfare issues in free-range systems.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Resilience, Robustness, Stress, Livestock farming system
Published in 2022
bonds, environmental influences on social behavior and welfare, mechanisms and development of social behaviors, ways to promote positive social interactions and minimize disruptions to basic social bonds
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Stress, Livestock farming system
Published in 2022
Scientific review of equine sleep characteristics: what is "normal" sleep in horses? what methods are used to measure it? what factors affect sleep quality or quantity? and are changes in sleep quality and/or quantity associated with negative impacts on horse welfare? The review identifies knowledge gaps for future research.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Consciousness, Memory
Published in 2022
Scientific paper to measure indicators for behavioral and physiological welfare of farmed Japanese quails as a function of environmental enrichment. It shows that quails in enriched cages had lower stress levels and fewer abnormal behaviors than those in standard cages, and that the color and shape of an object were very important in arousing the birds' interest.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Housing, Stress, Welfare indicators
Published in 2022
Review of the scientific literature for veterinary inspectors of Member States on the regulation and scientific knowledge on behavioral and physiological signs of hunger in pregnant sows under a restricted feed regime, and on ways to reduce associated welfare problems (aggression and stereotypies). They aim to reduce hunger sensations and to adapt farming methods.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Welfare indicators, Stress
Published in 2022
Scientific review on the use of precision breeding techniques to improve the health, welfare and production of farm animals. It emphasizes the importance of affordable, reliable and easy-to-use equipment, providing data that reflect - adequately and in real time - different aspects of animal welfare status within the herd.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2022
Scientific review proposing ways to select the appropriate fish stocking density for each farm and monitor its potential effects. They include a robust welfare assessment based on operational indicators and good management practices.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords: Housing, Living environment, Livestock farming system,Welfare indicators
Published in 2022
Paper demonstrating the existence of motivational trade-offs in the nociceptive responses of bumblebees, which are able to use contextual information to modulate their nociceptive behaviours. It also suggests that insects have the capacity to feel pain
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Insects
Keywords:Pain, Memory, Cognitive processes
Published in 2022
Scientific review of the use of the five domains model to improve housing and management from the piglets' perspective, seeking to induce positive mental states that can result in improved quality of life and wefare.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing, Living environment, Stress
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