Document type : Good Practice Guide

National chicken council broiler welfare guidelines and audit checklist

National Chicken Council

Published in 2022

Two-yearly update of the NCC broiler welfare guidelines including key welfare indicators (including foot pad health, gait, reduction of leg and wing injuries), with a focus on bird behaviour, objective measures and welfare outcomes, enhanced training programs for proper handling of birds, and an improved audit tool.

Document Types: Guides to Good Practice

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Animal-based measurement, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Enrichment, Welfare indicator, Living environment, Mutilations, Human-animal relationship, Stress, Farming system

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SECURIVO : L’essentiel de la biosécurité en élevage de veaux de boucherie

Magdéléna Chanteperdrix (Institut de l'Elevage), Marie Drouet (Institut de l'Elevage), Béatrice Mounaix (Institut de l'Elevage), Manuel Tourtier (AGESEM), David Le Goïc (SNGTV), Corinne Jaureguy (SNGTV), Philippe Briand (C.A. Ille et Vilaine (35)), Manon Coupin (Chamber of Agriculture Pays de la Loire), Anne Hemonic (IFIP), Nathalie Rousset (ITAVI)

Published in 2022

Dossier providing definitions of biosecurity, providing 10 technical sheets to help veal calf farmers improve biosecurity levels on their farms, and setting out the mandatory and recommended measures for each topic area.

Document Types: Guides to Good Practice

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Environment, Risk management, Pathogen transfer

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Our industry, our standards - Principles Of Animal Welfare In Ireland's Horse Racing Industry

Horse Racing Ireland

Published in 2022

A booklet developed by all those involved in Irish horse racing to get the latest scientific knowledge put into practice to ensure good welfare levels in racehorses.

Document Types: Guides to Good Practice

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships

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Un guide pratique sur le bien-être des vaches laitières pour les vétérinaires

Mathilde Clauss, François Gary

Published in 2022

Guide describing good practices in dealing with a sick animal and observing possible warning signs for animal welfare issues in a herd, animal welfare visits, how animal welfare can be integrated to a health visit, providing support for a shift towards increased animal welfare measures. It also looks closely at pain management, making the choice whether to transport an animal or slaughter it on site, good end-of-life practices, and how to discuss the longevity of dairy cows with farmers.

Document Types: Guides to Good Practice

Animal categories: Bovines

Key word: Human-animal relationships, Living environment, Stress,Welfare indicators

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Guide d’évaluation de l’aptitude au transport des animaux de boucherie malades ou blessés

OSAV and ASVC

Published in 2022

Article on a guide produced by the OSAV and the Swiss Association of Canton Veterinarians, which sets out the criteria for assessing an animal's suitability for transport and describes precautionary measures to ensure careful treatment of the animals. 

Document Types: Guides to Good Practice

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Transport

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RSPCA Welfare Standards for Meat Chickens

RSPCA

Published in 2017

Standards developed by the RSPCA for the rearing, handling, transport and slaughter/killing of broilers, based on UK legislation, scientific findings, recommendations from veterinarians and the Farm Animal Welfare Committee, and the experience of livestock professionals.

Document Types: Guides to Good Practice

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Enrichment, Human-animal relationships, Breeding and rearing systems,Societal issues

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RSPCA welfare standards for farmed Atlantic salmon

RSPCA

Published in 2021

Good practice guidance developed by the RSPCA based on the 5 freedoms and current scientific knowledge of the needs of farmed salmon. It recognises the existence of knowledge gaps and therefore advises farmers to adopt an attitude of continuous improvement rather than relying strictly on these standards, developed at a particular moment in time.

Document Types: Guides to Good Practice

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Pain, Societal issues, Enrichment, Housing, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Breeding and rearing system

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Repérer les signes de maltraitance chez les animaux et les humains, un guide pour les vétérinaires et leurs équipes

AMAH

Published in 2021

News item on the French translation of the Links Group and Animal Welfare Foundation guide. It provides various tools to distinguish between non-accidental and accidental trauma, including a veterinary certificate with explanatory details. It includes a protocol with a decision-making tree to identify, confirm and report suspected abuse.

Document Types: Guides to Good Practice

Keywords:Societal issues, Risk management, Human-animal relationships

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