Document type : Scientific review / Synthesis

Individual drivers and barriers to adoption of disease control and welfare practices in dairy and beef cattle production: a scoping review

Marrissa S. Buchan, Guillaume Lhermie, Sanjaya Mijar, Ed Pajor, Karin Orsel

Published in 2023

Review intended to characterize dairy and beef farmers' perceptions on the implementation of cattle health and welfare monitoring practices. Most studies were on dairy farmers, for whom the cost of implementation was the main barrier to adopting animal health, welfare and safety practices.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Key word: One Welfare,Societal issues

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Human-Animal Interactions in Disaster Settings: A Systematic Review

Haorui Wu, Lindsay K. Heyland, Mandy Yung, Maryam Schneider

Published in 2023

Scientific review showing that research on the subject has so far focused more on the benefits of human-animal interactions for the health and welfare of humans than for animals.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

Key words:Risk management, One Welfare, Human-animal relationship

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Impact of heat stress on dairy cattle and selection strategies for thermotolerance: a review

Shannon L. Cartwright, Julie Schmied, Niel Karrow, Bonnie A. Mallard

Published in 2023

Scientific review of the impacts of heat stress on the production, fertility, health and mortality of dairy cows, and of the advantages and disadvantages of the various strategies that have been proposed for the selction of heat-tolerant cows.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Animal adaptation to environment, Risk management, Living environment, Resilience, Robustness

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Review: Space allowance for growing pigs: Animal welfare, performance and on-farm practicality

K.L. Chidgey

Published in 2023

Scientific review of the scientific basis for the most common approaches to determining minimum space allowances for growing pigs. It examines the various factors that influence and interact with their spatial requirements. It stresses the need for further research replicating commercial conditions to ensure that recommendations deliver positive welfare outcomes in a way that is both practical and relevant.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Housing, One Welfare, Behavioral disorders, Societal issues

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Évaluation des coûts de production des filières porcs et poulets de chair sous cahiers des charges « bien-être animal » et de leurs modalités de valorisation

FranceAgriMer

Published in 2023

Results of a project commissioned from Ecozept by France Agri Mer, intended to take stock of existing animal welfare approaches in the pig and broiler poultry sectors in the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany, and to provide answers to two questions: one on the additional production costs of each of the various approaches and the main factors that influence them, and the other on the added market value of products deriving from these approaches.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Porcines, Poultry

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

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Animal Welfare of Farmed Fish

European Parliament Fisheries Committee

Published in 2023

Study on the welfare of the main fish species farmed in the European Union. It includes the state of knowledge of fish welfare and identifies gaps, the needs of fish, and farming methods that cause problems in fish welfare.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords:Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Livestock systems, Stress, Welfare indicators

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Animal Welfare during Transport and Slaughter of Cattle: A Systematic Review of Studies in the European Legal Framework

Svea Nicolaisen, Nina Langkabel, Christa Thoene-Reineke, Mechthild Wiegard

Published in 2023

Scientific review of transport and slaughter procedures in Europe since the European regulations on animal transport and welfare came into force in 2009. It identifies the factors affecting animal welfare during these two phases of a farmed animal's life.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Anxiety, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Transport

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Zoo Animal Welfare Assessment: Where Do We Stand?

Oriol Tallo-Parra, Marina Salas, Xavier Manteca

Published in 2023

Scientific review providing a critical analysis of the main approaches to zoo animal welfare assessment and describing the most relevant animal-based welfare indicators for zoo animals, with a particular focus on behavioral and physiological indicators.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Wildlife

Keywords:Animal adaptation to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Stress

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Welfare implications on management strategies for rearing dairy calves: A systematic review. Part 2 - Social management

Patricia Carulla, Arantxa Villagrá, Fernando Estellés, Isabel Blanco-Penedo

Published in 2023

Scientific review of different social management strategies in dairy calf rearing taking account of three animal welfare domains: biological functioning and animal health, affective states or cognitive judgment, and natural way of life. The main problems identified concern social housing with conspecifics, separation from the mother, and human-animal interactions. The authors stress the need to standardize good socialization practices for dairy calves.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Animal adaptation to environment, Enrichment, Housing, Maternal, Human-animal relationships, Socialization, Stress

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Les animaux, ces inventeurs de génie

Mathilde Tahar

Published in 2023

Article summarizing the scientific evidence to demonstrate the presence of invention and creativity in animals, particularly in play situations. According to the author, play fosters individual adaptability by developing inventive abilities.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

Key words:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Learning, Cognitive process, Human-animal relationships

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