Published in 2025
CIWF report on the lack of ambition for animal welfare and the agro-ecological transition in French regional policy making. To transform livestock farming, the report considers it essential to incorporate strict criteria, improve sustainable practices and join up public policies at all levels.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: All animals
Published in 2025
Technical article proposing an in-depth assessment of cattle welfare in INRAE's experimental units to supplement regular monitoring, based on Welfare Quality® protocols. This approach includes assessment by external agents followed by an advice phase in which improvements can be identified that are tailored to different types of cattle and farming contexts.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Bovines
Published in 2025
Article summarizing the main conclusions of the expert report "Lignes directrices pour l’établissement de référentiels d’étiquetage du bien-être des animaux" (guidelines for the establishment of animal welfare labeling standards), published by Anses.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurement, Identification, Welfare indicators, Housing, Societal issues
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
Key words:Pain, Enrichment, Risk management, Housing, Behavioral 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
Key words:Pain, Enrichment, Risk management, Housing, Behavioral disorders
Published in 2024
Article exploring the evolution of the concept of animal welfare and the scientific basis for consideration of animals' cognitive and emotional capacities.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Key words:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Animal-based measurement, Anxiety, Learning, Consciousness, Welfare iindicators, Memory, Metacognition, Fear, Cognitive processes, Stress, Behavioral disorders
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
Key words:Barn, Housing, Restraint equipment, Maternal, One Welfare
Published in 2024
In this document, the European Farm Animal Breeders' Forum (EFFAB) stresses the importance of technological innovations to improve animal health, reduce environmental impact and guarantee food safety.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, precision farmingsocietal issues, environment, livestock farming system
Published in 2024
Enquête citoyenne de CIWF et Eurogroup for Animals sur l’attitude des citoyens européens à l’égard du poisson et de sa consommation, ainsi que ses connaissances concernant les pratiques d’élevage.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords:Animal adaptation to environment, Pain, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Housing, Stress
Published in 2024
Conclusions du travail du réseau mixte technologique Alimentation locale concernant la justification de l’application du règlement européen sur la protection des animaux au moment de leur mise à mort dans les petits abattoirs volailles et lagomorphes. Plus spécifiquement, la formation exigée d’un Responsable de la Protection Animale en petits abattoirs (< 150 000 oiseaux) semble disproportionnée. Une instruction technique de la DGAL pour mieux cadrer cela devrait être publiée courant 2024.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Animal trade, Euthanasia, Processing, Transport
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