Published in 2023
Scientific review of pain assessment in kids after disbudding, using physiological and behavioral measures
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Caprines
Keywords:Animal adaptation to environment, Pain, Societal issues, Mutilations, Human-animal relationship, Stress
Published in 2023
Technical report summarizing the activities of EFSA's network subgroups on animal welfare as presented at their 2023 annual meeting, including the progress of EFSA's ongoing welfare mandates along with two new mandates, on dog and cat welfare, and on use of diathermic syncope for cattle stunning. Discussions took place on various subjects, including hypertypes and genetic diseases in dogs, the need for stunning before the killing of decapods, the assessment of welfare at pasture, and population reduction methods in the event of an avian flu crisis.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Cattle, Dogs, Goats, Equines, Felines, Molluscs, Sheep, Pigs, Poultry
Keywords:All subjects
Published in 2023
Dossier, including a video interview with a researcher in animal ethics, describing the different domestic and liminal animals that inhabit cities, the competition for space with humans, the need to consider the welfare of these animals, and the management of their populations.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Wildlife
Keywords:Animal adaptation to the environment, Biodiversity, Societal issues, Population management, One Welfare, Human-animal relationship
Published in 2023
Scientific review of the value of raised platforms for the improvement of pig welfare. It discusses different platform and ramp designs, a pig's biological ability to use them, the advantages and disadvantages for pigs and farmers, and methods used to evaluate the effects of platforms on pigs.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Key words:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Housing
Published in 2023
Scientific review of the lateralized behavioral responses of farm animals to environmental stressors, and the association between these responses and the infrared temperature of the external body surfaces concerned, with the aim of improving the use of non-invasive measures in the assessment of animal welfare conditions.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurement, Precision breeding, Welfare indicator, Living environment
Published in 2023
Systematic review of the literature to assess the frequency of use and variety in cognitive approaches to the assessment of pig welfare. To this end, it quantifies the different cognitive tasks used and welfare interventions studied in the selected articles, and assesses the frequency with which cognitive task results are in line with treatment effects.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Human-animal relationships, Welfare indicators
Published in 2023
Scientific review examining the similarities and differences between halal standards in various Asian and Middle Eastern countries.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Cattle, Dogs, Sheep, Poultry
Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2023
Report on an investigation coordinated by DG SANTE and carried out by the EU's agri-food anti-fraud network from July 2022 to July 2023. Its aim was to detect irregularities and the falsification of official documents accompanying pets, to target undeclared and unregistered sales, and to deter illegal trade through the strengthening of border controls and monitoring within the EU. The report concludes that the illegal movement of cats and dogs presents considerable risks, not only for animal health and welfare and public health, but also for the economy, in the form of consumer fraud, unfair competition for breeders, tax evasion and undeclared income.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Canines, Felines
Keywords:Animal trade, Societal issues, Human-animal relationship
Published in 2023
Scientific review of factors influencing the incidence of tail biting on pig farms and of prevention strategies, looking at tail docking, the negative effects of tail biting in pigs, the advantages and disadvantages of examining tail lesions in abattoirs, and setting out a methodical procedure for assessing tail lesions.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Aggression, Aggressivity, Pain, Societal issues, Mutilations, Farming system
Published in 2023
Scientific review of scientific assessments of the impact of castration on cattle welfare, including pain and injury, stress, inflammation, effects on the immune system and on production levels. It describes the different methods of castration, the pain responses associated with each, and how age and pain mitigation strategies affect these responses.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines
Key words:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Pain, Well-being indicator, Human-animal relationship, Stress
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