Discipline: Veterinary

Symposium review: Animal welfare in free-walk systems in Europe

Isabel Blanco-Penedo, Wijbrand Ouweltjes, Elfriede Ofner-Schröck, Kerstin Brügemann, Ulf Emanuelson

Published in 2020

Study to test the effect of housing conditions on animal welfare in loose housing systems for dairy cows in Europe.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Welfare indicators, Living environment, Livestock farming system

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Demonstrating high on-farm standards through One Health Certified

The Poultry Site

Published in 2020

Introducing One Health Certified, a comprehensive U.S. animal care program that certifies animal production practices in five main areas: disease prevention, veterinary care, responsible use of antibiotics, animal welfare and environmental impacts.

Document types: Technical Paper

Keywords: Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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Transmammary delivery of firocoxib to piglets reduces stress and improves average daily gain after castration, tail docking, and teeth clipping

Johann F Coetzee, Pritam K Sidhu, Jon Seagen, Teresa Schieber, Katie Kleinhenz, Michael D Kleinhenz, Larry W Wulf, Vickie L Cooper, Reza Mazloom, Majid Jaberi-Douraki, Kelly Lechtenberg

Published in 2020

A test of the effect of intramammary administration of the anti-inflammatory drug firocoxib in sows on stress and piglet production during painful manipulations such as tail docking, castration, teeth cutting.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Pain, Welfare indicators, Mutilation, Stress, Livestock farming system

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Assessment and Management of Chronic Pain in Working Equines

Roy RC and Dharmaceelan S

Published in 2020

This review compares several behavioural assessment tools to quantify chronic pain in equines, with the aim of developing one that can be used specifically for working horses and donkeys.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Pain, Welfare indicators, Resilience

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In-Person Caretaker Visits Disrupt Ongoing Discomfort Behavior in Hospitalized Equine Orthopedic Surgical Patients

Catherine Torcivia and Sue McDonnell

Published in 2020

Study of the change in discomfort behaviours of horses hospitalised for orthopaedic surgery on the arrival of a carer and their implications for the evaluation of pain (systematically underestimated).

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Pain, Welfare indicators, Cognitive processes, Human-animal relationships

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Preventing cold stress in calves

Rosslyn Biggs

Published in 2020

Article setting out advice from a professor at theOklahoma State UniversityCollege of Veterinary Medicine on how to design a suitable plan to prevent
cold stress in newborn calves.

Document types: Technical Paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Stress, Livestock farming system

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Stunning methods and slaughter of rabbits for human consumption

EFSA

Published in 2020

Opinion on the different methods of stunning and procedures for the slaughter of rabbits in abbatoirs and on their risks and consequences for animal welfare. Identification of indicators for unconsciousness and death.

Document Types: Opinions

Animal categories: Mammals

Keywords: Anxiety, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Risk management, Fear, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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French Assemblée Nationale - Written answer to Question No. 24860: Meilleure prise en compte du bien-être des volailles

French Assemblée Nationale

Published in 2020

Answer to a question on the degree to which  EFSA's proposals to improve the welfare of poultry at slaughter are taken into consideration

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Anxiety, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Fear, Stress

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Scientific opinion concerning the killing of rabbits for purposes other than slaughter

EFSA

Published in 2020

Opinion on methods of killing rabbits other than for slaughter, identification of 14 hazards for animal welfare and mitigation measures

Document Types: Opinions

Animal categories: Mammals

Keywords: Anxiety, Livestock buildings, Pain, Societal issues, Environment, Risk management, Living environment, Fear, Human-animal relationships, Stress 

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Review: Feeding conserved forage to horses: recent advances and recommendations

P. A. Harris, A. D. Elli2, M. J. Fradinho, A. Jansson, V. Julliand, N. Luthersson, A. S. Santos and I. Vervuert

Published in 2016

This review brings together all the recommendations informed by recent science on the use of fodder for horses. It covers the different types of fodder, conservation methods, hygiene levels, feeding behaviour, composition, digestion and digestibility and the effects of these on health and performance.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Livestock farming system

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