Published in 2025
Article reviewing the effects of lighting (color, intensity, duration, source) on broiler performance and welfare between 2018 and 2024.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Livestock buildings, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing
Published in 2025
Study examining the effect of light color on the pecking behavior and growth of Youhuang broilers. Although light did not influence growth, the cold white light group showed more severe plumage damage and lower serotonin levels than the warm white or red light groups. Warm white light is recommended, as it is more user-friendly and limits pecking.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Aggression, Aggressiveness, Animal-based measurements, Livestock buildings, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Behavioural disorders
Published in 2025
Article on the behavioral variations that characterize tail-biting episodes in pigs. Two-stage, sudden-violent, and obsessive patterns of behavior each require specific interventions. Early detection, environmental enrichment and reduced competition for resources are essential factors in preventing and managing this behavior.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Pain, Enrichment, Risk management, Housing, Behavioural disorders
Published in 2025
Answer to a question put to EURCAW-Pigs concerning the relationship between nutrition and tail biting in pigs. The European Reference Centre considers that access to sufficient water and feed (rich in fiber) is essential to prevent this behavior.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Pain, Enrichment, Risk management, Housing, Behavioural disorders
Published in 2024
Study exploring welfare, both human and animal, as one of the pillars of sustainability in the farmed animal industry. This pillar is often neglected in favor of the environmental and economic pillars.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Societal issues, Environment, Welfare indicators, Living environment, One Welfare, Human-animal relationships, Stress, livestock farming systemsBehavioural disorders
Published in 2024
Study proposing a roadmap for the assessment of rabbit welfare by integrating multi-dimensional indicators, particularly those for positive and negative affective states.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Monogastric
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Animal-based measurements, Welfare indicators, Housing, Living environment, Behavioural disorders
Published in 2025
Study analyzing the impact of animal welfare on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on sheep farms in the UK. Degraded welfare scenarios (lameness, parasites, inadequate feed, insufficient shelter) are shown to increase emissions intensity (kg CO2eq/kg liveweight) by reducing production efficiency. The results show that targeted interventions to improve animal welfare can reduce GHGs while optimizing farm performance.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Ovines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Societal issues, Environment, Living environment, livestock farming system
Published in 2024
Results of a survey carried out in Brittany on free-range sow management practices in the insemination period identifying three main strategies: LIBIA (confinement from weaning until completion of insemination, then group housing), LIBSEVIA (group housing from weaning, temporary confinement for insemination period, followed by rapid release), and LIBSEV (group housing of sows from weaning with temporary confinement for each AI). Each method has its advantages, necessary precautions and points to watch out for.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Livestock buildings, Housing, Restraint equipment, Maternity, One Welfare
Published in 2024
Study of calf and cattle welfare indicators, which are classified as behavioral, physiological or physical, and rated for effectiveness, cost and ease of use. These indicators can be used to assess the health and emotional state of a herd. They are also a useful framework for research and welfare improvement in cattle production to meet societal expectations.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Welfare indicators, One Welfare
Published in 2024
Scientific synthesis exploring the potential of animal-computer interactions (ACI) to improve the individual welfare of farm animals, particularly in the context of precision farming and artificial intelligence.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Cattle, Pigs, Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animalAnimal-based measurements, Livestock buildings, Precision farming, Identification, Welfare indicators, Housing, Modelling, One Welfare, livestock farming systemBehavioural disorders
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