Published in 2023
Report on technologies with the potential to help end the culling of newly hatched male chicks. It identifies the possible risks to welfare posed by their use, and puts forward alternative ideas and views on the matter.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Poultry
Key words:Consciousness, Pain, Euthanasia, Well-being indicator, Societal issues, Stress
Published in 2023
Impact assessment setting out the animal welfare implications of the legislative proposal on the transport of live animals. The impacts addressed are economic, social and environmental.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories:Cattle, Dogs, Goats, Equines, Felines, Sheep, Fish, Pigs, Poultry
Key words: One Welfare, Human-animal relationship, Transport,Societal issues
Published in 2023
CGAAER report on the conditions required to reconcile the positions of the French public and livestock farming. The CGAAER considers that the controversy surrounding livestock farming can only be resolved after a discussion between all stakeholders to develop shared objectives for future livestock farming. This will call for a multidisciplinary scientific committee to clarify the terms of the debate, and a dialogue between the different sectors to develop common messages.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Societal issues, One Welfare, Human-animal relationships, Farming systems
Published in 2023
Expert opinion providing recommendations for improvements to the welfare of farmed fish at the time of slaughter. It highlights the fish sentience, recommends effective stunning methods, and proposes rules to reduce stress and suffering before slaughter. It recommends a legal requirement for inspection , the use of video surveillance on slaughter sites, tighter controls and sanctions, and better management of voluntary code standards.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2023
EFSA opinion identifying the main types of housing for dairy cows in Europe and, for each, the main strengths, weaknesses and risks likely to reduce animal welfare. It examines five specific negative welfare consequences: locomotor disorders, mastitis, restricted movement and resting problems, inability to adopt comfort behavior and metabolic disorders. It also analyzes a set of farm characteristics that could be used to classify the level of welfare on farms.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Animal adaptation, Animal-based measurements,Animal environmentadaptation, Consciousness, Pain, Risk management, Welfare indicators, Housing, Living environment, Mutilation, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock systems
Published in 2023
EFSA opinion identifying fifteen highly relevant negative welfare consequences, the most common being respiratory disorders, inability to engage in exploratory or foraging behavior, gastroenteric disorders and group stress. It recommends a space provision of at least 3m2 per calf, keeping the calf with its mother for a minimum of 24 hours, after which calves should be kept in stable groups and soft bedding should be provided.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Animal adaptation, Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Risk management, Housing, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock systems, Societal issues
Published in 2023
EFSA opinion identifying the most important factors impacting on the welfare of laying hens: bone lesions, group stress, inability to avoid unwanted sexual behavior, inability to engage in comfort behavior, inability to engage in exploratory or foraging behavior, isolation stress, predation stress, resting problems, movement restriction, skin disorders, soft tissue lesions and integument lesions. It proposes animal-based measures to assess them, and sets out the risks related to different farming systems. Measures to prevent risks and mitigate welfare consequences are proposed. Recommendations are made to address specific welfare issues for laying hens.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Animal adaptation to the environment, Animal-based measurement, Consciousness, Enrichment, Risk management, Housing, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Human-animalmutilation, Stress, Farming systems, Societal issues, Pain
Published in 2023
EFSA opinion that identifies 19 major welfare consequences for broilers, animal-based measures to assess them, risks related to different farming systems and animal-based measures to assess them. Measures to prevent risks and mitigate welfare consequences are proposed. Recommendations are made to address specific welfare issues for broilers. Indicators for monitoring the welfare of broilers at slaughter are proposed.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Animal adaptation to the environment, Animal-based measurement, Consciousness, Enrichment, Risk management, Housing, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Human-animalmutilation, Stress, Farming systems, Societal issues, Pain
Published in 2023
Report showing that European countries with the lowest antibiotic use are also those with the highest minimum legal standards for animal welfare, reducing the routine systematic use of antibiotics to a minimum, with 90% of antibiotics administered on an individual basis. It makes recommendations for policy, reduction targets, and animal husbandry practices that can reduce antibiotic use in pig and poultry production.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories:Cattle, Goats, Equines, Fish, Pigs, Poultry
Keywords:Antibiotic resistance, Societal issues, One Welfare, Farming systems
Published in 2023
This report reminds us of the importance of farming conditions in ensuring the good treatment of rabbits. It also describes the initiatives taken by the rabbit industry to improve animal welfare. It provides a series of recommendations for the various stakeholders in the industry.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories:Monogastric
Keywords:Enrichment, Housing, Breeding and rearing systems
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