Document type : Scientific review

Rapport du CGAAER n° 19075-01 : Comité de suivi et d’évaluation de l’expérimentation du dispositif de contrôle par vidéo dans les abattoirs tel que prévu par l’article 71 de la loi du 30 octobre 2018

François Gerster

Published in 2022

Conclusions of the monitoring committee for the video-monitoring pilot carried out in 5 volunteer abattoirs, all of which were satisfied with the system and wished to keep it. The advantages and disadvantages of this system are listed, and suggestions are made for improvements.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Stress

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Lesson learned in big data for dairy cattle: advanced analytics for heat stress detection

Stefano Benni, Marco Bovo, Miki Agrusti, Mattia Ceccarelli, Alberto Barbaresi, Daniele Torreggiani, Patrizia Tassinari

Published in 2022

Publication on the use of big data to improve sustainability and animal welfare in addition to productivity, in dairy farming. If the data is properly managed, it can be used to model early diagnosis and prevention strategies.  This modelling technique has been developed and tested for the assessment of the impact of heat stress.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Welfare indicators, Livestock farming system

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European Institute for Animal Law and Policy

Maria Rodrigues da Costa, Alessia Diana

Published in 2022

Scientific review showing that, in farm animals, a high level of animal welfare often leads to lower use of antimicrobials (UAM) and that a low level of welfare was associated with higher UAMs. In organic systems, restrictions on UAMs may however prevent animals from receiving treatment when needed.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords: Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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Report and Event: For a More Humane Union, A Legal Assessment of EU Farm Animal Welfare Laws

European Institute for Animal Law and Policy

Published in 2022

A report calling for a complete change in the way EU animal welfare legislation is discussed, drafted and implemented. It proposes solutions to the particular problems posed by the current legal drafting and the overly-complicated procedures for amending the legislation.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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The Relationships between Damaging Behaviours and Health in Laying Hens

Virginie Michel, Jutta Berk, Nadya Bozakova, Jerine van der Eijk, Inma Estevez, Teodora Mircheva, Renata Relic, T. Bas Rodenburg, Evangelia N. Sossidou, Maryse Guinebretière

Published in 2022

Scientific review of the detrimental behaviours and health risks that can result from sub-optimal housing and/or rearing conditions in systems offering an alternative to cages for laying hens. Due to the increased social interaction, the risk of harmful behaviours and infectious diseases is increased. Preventive monitoring of the behaviour and health of hens is therefore needed.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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Study on animal welfare labelling

DG (SANTE)

Published in 2022

Report presenting the findings of the study conducted by the Commission's (DG SANTE) on consumer awareness of animal-welfare standards and the demand for additional information. It also describes existing animal-welfare labelling schemes in the EU and assesses their design and impact.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Poultry

Keywords:Societal issues, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators

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Animal Abuse as an Indicator of Domestic Violence: One Health, One Welfare Approach

Daniel Mota-Rojas, Stefany Monsalve, Karina Lezama-García, Patricia Mora-Medina, Adriana Domínguez-Oliva, Ramiro Ramírez-Necoechea, Rita de Cassia Maria Garcia

Published in 2022

Scientific review reminding the reader of the link between violence towards animals and violence towards humans and the importance of finding early indicators of violent behaviour. It underlines the importance of the role of the veterinarian in detecting animal abuse and cruelty.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords: Psychiatric disorder, Human-animal relationships,Societal issues

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Parlons-nous trop du 'bien-être animal' ?

Marie-Claude Marsolier

Published in 2022

This article goes back to the origin of the French term "bien-être animal" as a translation of the English "animal welfare'. The latter has a more neutral connotation similar to the French "protection animale" (which can be good or bad), whereas the French "bien-être animal" has the same positive connotation in the minds of the French public as "animal well-being" in English. This produces a mismatch when it is used in France to describe a state that is not related to well-being but is instead independent of the conditions under which the animals are kept.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords: Societal issues

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The Importance of Evaluating Positive Welfare Characteristics and Temperament

Sharmaine L. Miller, James A. Serpell, Kathryn R. Dalton, Kaitlin B. Waite, Daniel O. Morris, Laurel E. Redding, Nancy A. Dreschel, Meghan F. Davis

Published in 2022

Scientific review of physiological and behavioural indicators of positive welfare that could be used to assess the welfare status of therapy dogs, recommending that the individual personalities of the dogs be taken into account.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Human-animal relationships, Welfare indicators

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Extensive Sheep and Goat Production: The Role of Novel Technologies towards Sustainability and Animal Welfare

Severiano R. Silva, Laura Sacarrão-Birrento, Mariana Almeida, David M. Ribeiro, Cristina Guedes, José Ramiro González Montaña, Alfredo F. Pereira, Konstantinos Zaralis, Ana Geraldo, Ouranios Tzamaloukas, Marta González Cabrera, Noemí Castro, Anastasio Argüello, Lorenzo E. Hernández-Castellano, Ángel J. Alonso-Diez, María J. Martín, Luis G. Cal-Pereyra, George Stilwell, André M. de Almeida

Published in 2022

Scientific review of technological developments that can be used in extensive sheep and goat production systems to improve the nutrition, production, health and welfare of these species, as part of an integrated approach that takes the environment into account.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Canines, Sheep

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Livestock farming system

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