Préparation au vêlage : peut mieux faire !
Published in 2020
Article on how to prepare cows for calving
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords: Risk management, Prenatal issues, Livestock farming system
Document type : Technical paper
De l’eau en permanence pour tous les porcs
Published in 2020
Report from a farmer who feeds his pigs soup and has installed pipettes to allow on-demand watering.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Livestock farming system
Smart farming: the future of technology is already here
Published in 2020
Article on the various digital systems to facilitate pig breeding
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Precision farming, Livestock farming system
Un bloc naissage de 230 truies qui associe bien-être et biosécurité
Published in 2020
Description of a new farrowing block, including project design, cost, and animal welfare and health benefits
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Livestock buildings, Environment, Lactation, Housing, Maternity, Living environment, Livestock farming system
Minimal Effects of Rearing Enrichments on Pullet Behaviour and Welfare
Published in 2020
Testing the effect of environmental enrichment for free-range pullets kept indoors on the behavioural and physical development of the birds, with a view to facilitating their adaptation to the outside environment as adults.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Cognitive processes
Demonstrating high on-farm standards through One Health Certified
Published in 2020
Introducing One Health Certified, a comprehensive U.S. animal care program that certifies animal production practices in five main areas: disease prevention, veterinary care, responsible use of antibiotics, animal welfare and environmental impacts.
Document types: Technical Paper
Keywords: Societal issues, Welfare indicators
Je n’attends pas les boiteries pour intervenir
Published in 2020
Practical advice on the prevention of lameness in cattle: early detection, correct raising of the foot, trimming, post-trimming surveillance, preventive herd management.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords: Pain, Livestock farming system
Arrêt de la coupe des queues des porcelets, une équation difficilement maîtrisable
Published in 2020
This article describes a trial to establish the impacts of the cessation of tail docking on performance and tail biting on a pig farm.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Pain, Mutilation, Livestock farming system
Germany: aid for the castration of piglets under anaesthetic
Published in 2020
The German Minister of Food and Agriculture approved the "Decree on the administration of isoflurane anaesthesia during the castration of piglets by qualified persons". Financial support will be granted to pig farmers.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Pain, Mutilation
Un bâtiment dynamique avec jardin d’hiver en dindes
Published in 2020
Description of a poultry house with a winter garden, of associated necessary changes to rearing methods and overview of turkey welfare.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Livestock buildings, Environment, Housing, Living environment, Livestock farming system
