Published in 2021
Scientific review noting a growing interest among scientists in Oceania, Latin America and Asia in the welfare issues for pregnant sows, as well as the emergence of new research topics in recent years, including group sow management and environmental enrichment.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Enrichment, Housing, Living environment,Societal issues
Published in 2021
Scientific paper describing a framework to assess the welfare of farmed fish, based on 80 indicators grouped into 5 modules: farm management, water quality, fish group behaviour, external appearance and internal appearance of fish. An application has been developed to facilitate its use.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Housing, Stress, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators
Published in 2021
The CIWF's EggTrack 2021 report, tracking the progress made by major food companies in addressing the welfare of laying hens. It notes real progress towards cage-free rearing across the world, and the efforts made in France to provide access to the outdoors and to create winter gardens.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Housing, Human-animal relationships, Societal issues
Published in 2021
Good practice guidance developed by the RSPCA based on the 5 freedoms and current scientific knowledge of the needs of farmed salmon. It recognises the existence of knowledge gaps and therefore advises farmers to adopt an attitude of continuous improvement rather than relying strictly on these standards, developed at a particular moment in time.
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Pain, Societal issues, Enrichment, Housing, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system
Published in 2021
Scientific article highlighting that some owners underestimate their dog's fear in response to household noise and respond inappropriately. It advises that dog owners should be better educated to interpret their pets' body language correctly, in order to safeguard the latter's welfare and avoid the development of behavioural problems.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Canine
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Anxiety, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Psychiatric disorder
Published in 2021
Press release from the Senate presenting the adoption of the bill to combat animal abuse and stressing that the approved text goes further than the initial government proposal in that it allows publication of advertisements for the sale of animals to take place only on websites previously approved by the ministry that have undertaken to respect the requirements it has laid down.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Consciousness, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2021
A scientific paper evaluating four sets of private health and welfare standards and associated quality assurance programmes in dairy cattle from Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands and the UK. It highlights transparency problems and calls for regulatory oversight of the use of these standards.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Societal issues, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators
Published in 2021
Scientific review analysing the adverse effects of anthropomorphism on pet welfare from several perspectives - physiological, health and behavioural - based on a discussion of current scientific findings
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Psychiatric disorder
Published in 2021
Scientific paper comparing the main animal welfare criteria for batches of chickens reared with and without antibiotics, showing that the overall scores are comparable, especially for health indicators, and that batches of chickens reared without antibiotics had a better management score but scored less well on the good-feeding principle.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators
Published in 2021
Scientific paper evaluating the expression of emotions by pigs during agonistic encounters and listing the behavioural indicators that are associated with an aggressive character and a history of agonistic encounters in pigs.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Cognitive processes, Memory, Learning, training, Stress, Welfare indicators
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