Published in 2022
Technical article summarizing existing knowledge on the needs and behaviors of cows on pasture and outlining good practices for the best use of pasture by the animals.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment
Published in 2022
Editorial, summarizing the definition of emotions, their different components (physiological, behavioral and subjective, related to the feeling and experience of the individual), the importance of social interactions in the emergence and modulation of emotions, new methods for studying animal emotions and future research.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: All animals
Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2022
Systematic review of the literature showing that the indicators relating to housing that are used to measure the welfare of sows in the post-weaning and early gestation periods are mainly physiological and health-related. There is a lack of studies on the effects of housing on the mental welfare of sows during this period of their reproductive cycle.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Housing, Weaning, Stress, Welfare indicators
Published in 2022
Scientific review of the benefits and risks of grazing for dairy cows, measures that can be used to assess the welfare of cows on pasture, and the knowledge gaps that need to be filled to develop specific welfare indicators.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Robustness, Stress
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
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