Bien-être animal et société : animal sensible et élevage : utopie ou réalité.
Published in 2017
Document Types: Technical work
Keywords: Societal issues
Discipline: Ethology
Fish Welfare in Aquaculture. Veterinary thesis.
Published in 2018
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Fish
Recommendations to limit the risk of severe pecking in laying hens
Published in 2019
Now that animal welfarek trimming has been called into question in the European Union, farmers must plan for a shift in the medium term to egg production from untrimmed hens. This guide sets out the different actions that can be carried out as part of a whole-animal approach to farming in order to limit the risk of severe pecking in pullets and laying hens.
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment
The Impact of the current housing and husbandry systems on the health and welfare of farmed domestic rabbits
Published in 2005
Preview: “In this Opinion, based on the scientific data as well as the experience of the Working Group’s Report we draw some conclusions and make recommendations as well as giving pointers for future research. Overall there is a serious lack of information and scientific studies on the farming of this species compared with other farmed species, particularly on welfare. While there are few data on the types of rabbit farming systems it can be generally considered to be intensive with rabbits being reared in cages rather than being kept in large areas equivalent to a free-range style as with some other farmed species. The Panel recommends that such data be collected.”
Document Types: Opinions
Keywords: Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Animal-based measurements, Livestock buildings, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing, Livestock farming system
Evaluation du projet de Guide de Bonnes Pratiques d’abattage des ovins en matière de protection animale
Published in 2014
The Opinion assesses the draft Guide de bonnes pratiques (GBP, Guide to Good Practice) taking into account the available scientific facts, and identifies problem areas from a scientific and/or regulatory point of view, putting forward recommendations supported by scientific evidence for possible improvements or enhancements to the guide.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Ovines
Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Anxiety, Consciousness, Pain, Risk management, Welfare indicators, Fear, Stress
Prévenir la douleur chez le porc
Published in 2018
The document contains 16 practical fact sheets to help producers to master tail cutting techniques that reduce the pain experienced by the piglet and to carry out actions to mitigate the risk factors for tail biting, or prevent them arising
Document Types: Technical review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Animal-based measurements, Anxiety, Pain, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing, Memory, Mutilation, Neurogenesis, Fear, Cognitive processes, Resilience
What Are the Positives? Exploring Positive Welfare Indicators in a Qualitative Interview Study with Livestock Farmers
Published in 2019
Positive animal welfare is a relatively new concept that promotes the welfare benefits of providing animals with greater opportunities for positive experiences, as well as minimizing negative experiences. However, little is known about farmers' attitudes or knowledge regarding positive animal welfare. This is a major obstacle to the promotion of positive welfare indicators on farms, where their use may depend on their acceptance by farmers. In response, this study uses qualitative interviews to explore farmers' positive attitudes towards welfare. A fair number of elements that correspond to positive welfare indicators in the literature are encountered in farmers' positive discussions of welfare. These include animal autonomy, play, positive effects, positive Human-animal relationships, social interactions and appropriate genetic selection.
Document Types: Scientific review
Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Cognitive processes, Human-animal relationships, Housing, Stress, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators
Effects of environmental complexity on welfare indicators of fast-growing broiler chickens
Published in 2019
The study aims to investigate the effects of different types of environmental complexity on leg health and welfare indicators for fast-growing chickens housed in accordance with mainstream European legislation.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Pain, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing, Living environment, Stress, Livestock farming system
Y a-t-il des alternatives à la castration chirurgicale des porcelets ?
Published in 2006
The review discusses alternatives to the surgical castration of male pigs, which protects consumers from strong smelling meat (boar taint) but which is carried out in some cases without anesthesia.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Pain, Societal issues, Risk management, Welfare indicators, Mutilation, Carcass quality, Stress, Livestock farming system
Evaluation du guide de bonnes pratiques d’abattage des bovins en matière de protection animale
Published in 2013
The Opinion assesses a draft guide and takes into account the available scientific data and practices in other European countries. It identifies scientific and/or regulatory issues and puts forward recommendations supported by scientific evidencefor possible improvements and enhancements to the guide . It also provides answers to a list of detailed questions from the DGAl on particular issues identified by the latter.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Anxiety, Consciousness, Pain, Risk management, Welfare indicators, Fear, Stress
