Published in 2017
Scientific review of the different forms of cognitive enrichment that have been tested for laboratory, farm and zoo animals. It identifies research needs and proposes new indicators for testing.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Cattle, Goats, Wild animals, Sheep, Pigs, Rodents, Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Living environment
Published in 2023
Scientific review of the effect of heat stress on the behavior of lactating cows housed in composted bedding barns. It revealed that the most commonly used indicator of thermal comfort is the temperature and humidity index; that thermal stress increases drinking, moving, agonistic behaviors and dyspnea, and decreases feeding behaviors and lying time.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Animal-based measurement, Enrichment, Housing, Stress
Published in 2023
Presentation of the section of the annual report of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) dedicated to adoption levels of its animal welfare standards in its member countries. These standards address the welfare of land and aquatic animals on the farm, during transport, at slaughter, in research and on specific topics such as the management of stray dogs.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: All animals
Keywords:All subjects
Published in 2022
A scientific review of dogs' abilities to respond to and make functional use of emotional information from human expressions. It discusses the extent to which dogs can read human emotions.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Canine
Keywords:Cognitive process, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2023
Scientific review on insect cognition, focusing on the hypothesis that there is such a thing as a "social brain", i.e. cognitive capacities specific to social species. Most of the research on cognition in insects is done on highly social species, so it is not possible to make comparisons with less social species. It would therefore be necessary to develop specific research programs to address this issue.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Insects
Keywords:Cognitive process, Evolutionary process
Published in 2022
Scientific review of the various stress biomarkers most commonly used in animal husbandry and the factors that influence their expression. The focus is on the use of meat biomarkers, which would allow the non-invasive prediction of meat quality, but also on animal stress before slaughter.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurement, Carcass quality, Welfare indicators
Published in 2023
White paper setting out slaughter methods, figures for the killing of day-old male chicks and female ducklings in the European Union, current alternatives (in ovo sexing, use of dual lines), and describing the European initiatives, both citizen and institution-led, to put an end to the grinding of chicks and ducklings.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Animal adaptation to the environment, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Human-animal relationship, Stress, Farming system
Published in 2023
Scientific review describing animal DNA methylation patterns and methods for their analysis, an overview of the molecular and biological basis for the development of epigenetic biomarkers in veterinary science, and their potential use in animal welfare monitoring.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: All animals
Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Welfare indicators
Published in 2022
A study proposing an improved list of indicators available for use in commercial abattoirs to ensure the consistency of assessments of the effectiveness of electrostunning in broilers. Prior to bleeding, it is better to check for breathing than for blinking or spontaneous vocalizations. During bleeding, the recommended indicators are breathing, wing flapping and head shaking.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurement, Consciousness, Carcass quality, Pain, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Stress
Published in 2022
Systematic review of the literature to identify animal-based and management-based indicators that could be influenced by changes in handling procedures for feeder pigs on the day of slaughter. Factors with the highest impact on pig welfare were the calmness of operators when handling animals, reduction of environmental noise and transport time, and control of stunning effectiveness.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Animal-based measurement, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Indicator of well-being, Human-animal relationship, Stress
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