Animal Welfare Audit
Published in 2026
Audit tool for the objective assessment of animal welfare in the meat industry during transport, holding, and slaughter
Document Types: Good practice guide
Document type : Good practice guide
Meat Industry Recommended Animal Handling Guidelines: A Systematic Approach to Animal Welfare at Transport and Slaughter
Published in 2026
Good practice guide on the transport, handling and stunning of animals in the meat industry
Document Types: Good practice guide
A Guide on Fish Welfare in Spanish Aquaculture - Volume 4: Welfare of rainbow trout
Published in 2025
Guide published by the Spanish aquaculture industry, describing the good practices to ensure rainbow trout welfare. It proposes specific indicators appropriate to each farming phase, while emphasizing the importance of training, sustainability and a stronger legal framework.
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Fish
Etude de cas – Norsk Kylling pionniers du bien-être animal et d’une production de poulets durable
Published in 2024
Case study on how Norwegian producer Norsk Kylling has adapted its chicken production to comply with the European Chicken Commitment (ECC) criteria, combining profitability, animal welfare and sustainability. The measures described include lower stocking densities, slower-growing breeds and more humane slaughter methods.
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Livestock buildings, Societal issues, Environment, Housing, Living environment, One Welfare, Carcass quality, livestock farming systemTransport
Dossier de presse du plan de filière du CNPO et d’Œufs de France
Published in 2024
The document describes the four strategic axes of the industry plan: guaranteeing France's food sovereignty, meeting societal sustainability challenges (including animal welfare), strengthening links between all participants in the industry, and promoting innovation to enhance the adaptability of the various links in the food chain.
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Environment, One Welfare, Livestock farming system,Societal issues
Indicator factsheets (EURCAW-Poultry-SFA)
Published in 2024
Technical data sheets published by EURCAW-Poultry-SFA containing the main indicators for the assessment of the state of consciousness of broilers and turkeys, the "iceberg" indicators to assess severe pecking, feather cleanliness, foot pad dermatitis in broilers and leg lesions at slaughter in laying hens.
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Aggression, Animal-based measurements, Pain, Education, Euthanasia, Welfare indicators, Mutilation, Vocalisation
Guidance: Livestock at farm shows and markets: welfare regulations
Published in 2023
Update of a guide originally published in 2012 by the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on the laws and regulations protecting farm animals at shows and markets, with particular reference to compliance rules for pens, cages and hutches.
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Animal trade, Housing, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Societal issues
Guidance: Poultry welfare off the farm
Published in 2023
Update of the guide originally published in 2012 by the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), on how to manage the health and welfare of poultry during transport, at market and at slaughter
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Transport
Recommendation on using ethology, an understanding of fish behaviour, to improve fish welfare and production
Published in 2023
Guide from the Aquaculture Advisory Council offering recommendations for all those involved in the sector, but also for the European Commission and Member States.
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Human-animal relationships
Transport d'animaux vivants - Memento de la réglementation : un guide pour le contrôle sur route
Published in 2015
Practical guide to European transport regulations, infringements and penalties by species, and various associated official documents. Containing numerous diagrams and illustrations.
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Transport
