Document type : Scientific review

Monitoring consumer attitudes to welfare is crucial

Susie Stannard

Published in 2022

Presentation of the results of an AHDB survey, demonstrating that animal welfare is a growing concern for British consumers. However, the latter are not prepared to pay more for their meat because they overestimate the quality of welfare conditions on British farms,. They are nevertheless increasingly aware of the health problems associated with farming practices.

Document Types: Scientific review

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system

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Les Français et le bien-être des animaux

Ifop

Published in 2022

The 4th annual Ifop poll for 30 millions d'amis shows that the French public believes that the government measures on animal welfare set out in the law against animal suffering lack ambition, and that politicians do not pay sufficient attention to this issue. It shows strong support for bans on any situation likely to cause animal suffering, and for measures to be taken to reduce stress in livestock at slaughter. 

Document Types: Scientific review

Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system

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An evaluation of the role of 'biological evidence' in zoo and aquarium enrichment practices

J. Brereton, P. Rose

Published in 2022

Scientific review of the impact of enrichment research on zoo and aquarium practices. It reveals that zoo and aquarium professionals are paying heed to species-specific welfare needs by ensuring that enrichment protocols are supported by biological evidence. It goes on to highlight areas and species that need further research.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Wildlife, Fish

Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Human-animal relationships

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Training as enrichment: A critical review

E.J. Fernandez

Published in 2022

Scientific review of the idea that training can be considered to be a behavioural enrichment for animals. This view is based on 3 propositions: that training facilitates the use of enrichments; that it modifies social interactions and that it broadens behavioural repertoires.

Document Types: Scientific review

Keywords: Cognitive processes, Enrichment, Human-animal relationships,Learning, training

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Conspecific and Human Sociality in the Domestic Cat: Consideration of Proximate Mechanisms, Human Selection and Implications for Cat Welfare

Lauren R. Finka

Published in 2022

Scientific review summarising current knowledge of the factors that may influence the sociality and sociability of domestic cats towards humans and other cats, focusing primarily on cats kept by humans in confined environments.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Felines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Linking Animal Welfare and Antibiotic Use in Pig Farming - A Review

Rita Albernaz-Gonçalves, Gabriela Olmos Antillón, Maria José Hötzel

Published in 2022

Scientific review of ways to reduce the use of antibiotics in pig farming, especially for prophylactic purposes or to promote growth, while reducing the housing and husbandry stressors that can increase the vulnerability of animals to disease and decrease their quality of life.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Antibiotic resistance, Housing, Societal issues, Stress

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Review on euthanasia of suckling piglets on farm

Inga Wilk, Isa Kernberger-Fischer, Marien A. Gerritzen, Hanne Kongsted, Lars Schrader

Published in 2021

Review by EURCAW-Pigs recommending that inspections for piglets at slaughter should focus on animal-based welfare indicators, with particular attention to 4 issues: the appropriateness of the decision to slaughter the animals; the handling and movement of piglets towards the point of slaughter; the slaughter method, preferably using single-step procedures; and the post-mortem inspection of carcasses.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Consciousness, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Le bien-être animal : état des lieux et perspectives

Arthur Magnes

Published in 2022

Article identifying trends in French society towards pets in the coming years. These include an increased focus on food quality and an increase in the average pet budget, and the development of pet insurance. The article predicts an increase in the number of cats and other non-canine pet species, and changes in the legal status of animals that will raise them above simple companion animals. 

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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The Welfare Status of Hens in Different Housing Systems - A Review

Ewa Sosnówka-Czajka, Iwona Skomorucha, Eugeniusz Herbut

Published in 2021

Scientific review of the advantages and disadvantages of different chicken production systems in terms of animal welfare, showing that all systems, even if they take animal welfare into account, affect the behaviour, health and productivity of the birds to different degrees.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Welfare indicators, Housing, Human-animal relationships

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Review: Precision Livestock Farming technologies in pasture-based livestock systems

C. Aquilani, A. Confessore, R. Bozzi, F. Sirtori, C. Pugliese

Published in 2021

Scientific review of the various precision farming systems that can be used to manage the needs, health and monitoring of grazing livestock, allowing any threat to care plans or welfare to be quickly remedied.

Document Types: Scientific review

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

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

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