Published in 2024
Response from the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty to an MP's question on the EU's commitment to ban cage farming.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Cattle, Pigs, Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Livestock buildings, Housing, Restraint equipment
Published in 2024
Instruction technique explicitant le cadre réglementaire des mouvements d’équidés vivants transitant par les pays de l’Union européenne.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Animal trade, Transport
Published in 2024
Synthesis of concepts and methods for assessing animal welfare through the study of behavior, illustrated by work on certain "neglected" species (buffalo, camels, donkeys, mules and lumpfish). The authors conclude that there is an extreme lack of balance in the species generally studied in research on animal welfare.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Cattle, Camelids, Equines, Fish, Ruminants
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Working animals, Welfare indicators, Animal mediation, Behavioural disorders
Published in 2024
Study presenting the four main representations of agriculture and farming in French society today: traditional family farming, large-scale industrial farming, farmers under pressure to expand, and small farmers who just get by.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: All animals
Keywords:Societal issues, Pollution, Human-animal relationships, Farming Livestock farming system
Published in 2024
Scientific article showing that the repeated diffusion of bubbles in a tank improved the welfare of rainbow trout. The short-term (~7 weeks) and long-term (~21 weeks) enrichment effects were similar to those observed with more conventional environmental enrichment (provision of plants and shelter). The fish were less aggressive, less fearful and showed enhanced learning abilities.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Learning, training, Enrichment, Wefare indicators, Housing, Living environment, Behavioural disorders, Stress
Published in 2024
Study comparing the welfare of broilers reared on conventional and welfare-certified farms. Chickens on the certified farm scored lower hock burn and feather dirtiness and had better gait scores, although corticosterone levels in feathers were higher, warranting further study.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Animal-based measurements, Livestock buildings, Welfare indicators, Housing, Carcass quality, Robustness, Behavioural disorders
Published in 2024
Audit report assessing the effectiveness of official controls to protect the welfare of cattle in France. While the audit concludes overall that the system of animal welfare controls on cattle farms features competent staff, appropriate guidance and coordination, and effective implementation of comprehensive inspections, the implementation of risk-based planning is inadequate in some departmental directorates, as it fails to take account of relevant factors such as activities carried out by operators (dehorning, tethering). The absence of verification procedures prevents authorities from being able to demonstrate that controls are achieving their objectives. The report contains recommendations for the competent authorities.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Education, Restraint equipment, Mutilation, Livestock farming system
Published in 2024
Article on a summary report published by EURCAW-Pigs showing that sows are the pig category most affected by transport. The three risks specific to sows are: sensitivity to heat stress, a lack of transport suitability that is strongly connected to the poor general health of a large proportion of cull sows compared with average finisher sows, and the tendency of sows to fight when mixed with unfamiliar conspecifics.
Document Types: Technical review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Aggression, Aggressiveness, Animal trade, End of life, Welfare indicators, Robustness, Stress, Transportation, Behavioural disorders, Aging
Published in 2024
The shared views of a group of INRAE researchers on the interdisciplinary research needed to support the transition to sustainable livestock production systems. Animal health and welfare are at the heart of these issues.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Societal issues, Environment, Living environment, One Welfare, Human-animal relationships, Livestock farming system
Published in 2024
Article summarizing the various technological advances in the field of artificial intelligence for animal health and welfare.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: All animals
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Welfare indicators, Robustness, Behavioural disorders
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