Equine influenza
Published in 2023
WHOA web page with the updated WHOA Equine Standard on equine influenza
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Risk management, Transport
Discipline: Veterinary
Durable contraception in the female domestic cat using viral-vectored delivery of a feline anti-Müllerian hormone transgene
Published in 2023
Scientific article describing a safe, long-lasting method of contraception in female cats via the injection of an adenoviral vector, offering an interesting alternative to castration, that would facilitate better management of stray cat populations and avoid euthanasia in shelters.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Felines
Keywords:Castration, Societal issues, Population management, Human-animal relationships, Sterilization
Reducing Weaning Stress in Piglets by Pre-Weaning Socialization and Gradual Separation from the Sow: A Review
Published in 2023
Scientific review of alternative piglet management strategies to reduce weaning stress. These include the pre-weaning grouping of piglets from different litters and intermittent suckling. Their effects on post-weaning pig behavior, performance, mortality, gastrointestinal function and immunocompetence are described.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Aggression, Aggressivity, Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Housing, Weaning, Stress
Stunning and Slaughter: good practices for Animal Welfare in Aquaculture
Published in 2023
Fact sheet describing commercially-available "welfare-friendly" stunning and slaughtering equipment for some of the most common farmed species in aquaculture, explaining how the equipment works, emphasizing the importance of proper calibration, and of its context of use.
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Stress
The Science and Social Validity of Companion Animal Welfare: Functionally Defined Parameters in a Multidisciplinary Field
Published in 2023
Scientific review on the importance of including ways to measure animal welfare indicators during behavioral interventions for dogs so that the animal's feelings can be better taken into account and to make these interventions more acceptable to animals and owners.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Canine
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Education, Behavioural disorders, Human-animal relationships, Welfare indicators
Chapter Three - Can insects feel pain? A review of the neural and behavioural evidence
Published in 2023
Systematic literature review using 8 previously validated animal sentience criteria to assess whether 6 insect orders are capable of feeling pain. Adult Diptera and Blattodea meet 6 of the 8 criteria, constituting "strong evidence for pain", while the adults and some juveniles from the other orders tested meet 3-4 criteria, constituting "substantial evidence for pain".
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Insects
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Brain integration, Pain, Welfare indicators, Stress
Is it time for insect researchers to consider their subjects' welfare?
Published in 2023
Scientific article defining pain, differentiating it from nociception, and recalling work that has led to the conclusion that most of the 6 largest insect orders are very likely capable of feeling pain. It concludes that this fact should be taken into account by entomologists, and suggests extending the 3Rs rule (replace, reduce, refine) to insect research.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Insects
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Brain integration, Pain, Welfare indicators, Stress
Welfare of Decapod Crustaceans with Special Emphasis on Stress Physiology
Published in 2023
Scientific review of current knowledge on sentience in decapod crustaceans. It presents scientific evidence for nociception and pain perception in these animals, and highlights the lack of markers for chronic stress detection that could be used in the routine work of aquaculture businesses.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Crustaceans
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Brain integration, Pain, Welfare indicators, Stress
Inspection post mortem en abattoir d’animaux de boucherie
Published in 2023
Technical instruction from the French Bureau des Etablissements d'Abattage et de Découpe (Slaughtering and Cutting Establishments Office) listing the regulatory provisions relating to post-mortem inspection in abattoirs for slaughter animals, providing a reference list of reasons for official intervention and providing harmonization tools for inspections.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Carcass quality, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Stress
A systematic reviewon whether regenerative agriculture improves animal welfare : A qualitative analysis with a One Welfare perspective
Published in 2023
Review of the scientific literature to determine the extent to which regenerative farming systems are or are not associated with positive One Welfare outcomes. It reveals that articles mainly associated animal welfare with animal health, human welfare with the financial situation of the farm and the farmer's self-awareness, and environmental conservation with soil improvement. It shows that processes affecting human welfare and environmental conservation can also affect animal welfare.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Environment, One Welfare, Human-animal relationships, Resilience, Robustness,Societal issues, Welfare indicators
