Document type : Scientific review

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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Casting the Net Widely for Change in Animal Welfare: The Plight of Birds in Zoos, Ex Situ Conservation, and Conservation Fieldwork

Gisela Kaplan

Published in 2021

Scientific review reporting on animal welfare violations in the conservation environment and treatment of protected bird species, due to, among other things, lack of knowledge of the ethology of such species when in captivity, and the stress caused by the use of new technologies in their study. It calls for research to improve the living and study conditions of these birds.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Wildlife, Birds (excluding poultry)

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

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How Epigenetics Can Enhance Pig Welfare?

Arthur Nery da Silva, Michelle Silva Araujo, Fábio Pértille, Adroaldo José Zanella

Published in 2021

Scientific review on the evaluation of stress epi-biomarkers in pigs and the potential benefits of research to develop a robust molecular tool for animal welfare certification based on epi-biomarkers.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Animal-based measures, Stress

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F. Liu, W. Zhao, H.H. Le, J.J. Cottrell, M.P. Green, B.J. Leury, F.R. Dunshea, A.W. Bell

Published in 2021

Scientific review of the mechanisms affecting the farrowing rates, carcass fatness and growth rates of pigs in summer, with a focus on heat stress, suggesting strategies for improvement.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Carcass quality, Stress

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Is ongoing ritual slaughter of livestock justifiable in modern America?

Sean Leffert

Published in 2021

Scientific review of the arguments for and against the ritual slaughter of farm animals, authored by an abattoir veterinary inspector.

Document Types: Scientific review

Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Stress

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Le rôle de l’État dans l’encadrement de la génétique des carnivores domestiques : propositions d’évolution

Francis Geiger, Marylène Nau

Published in 2015

Expert report proposing that the State should concentrate on legal requirements and outlining a partnership project where all stakeholders would shape the canine and feline sectors' use of genetics, putting science at the heart of selection policies.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Keywords:Societal issues, Risk management, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Psychiatric disorders

Etude sanitaire de l’élevage canin et félin et contrôle de socialisation du chien

Alain Fontbonne

Published in 2000

Report on the health aspects of animal protection on puppy farms and cat breeding establishments, and on the monitoring of how dogs are socialised, produced at the request of the French Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in preparation for the drafting of regulatory documents on legal enforcement procedures with regard to dangerous and stray animals and animal protection

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Welfare indicators

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Intelligent Perception-Based Cattle Lameness Detection and Behaviour Recognition: A Review

Yongliang Qiao, He Kong, Cameron Clark, Sabrina Lomax, Daobilige Su, Stuart Eiffert, Salah Sukkarieh

Published in 2021

Scientific review summarising and analysing the main uses of smart sensors, big data and deep learning for  the behavioural recognition and health monitoring of farm animals, with a focus on bovine lameness.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

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

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Early Life Painful Procedures: Long-Term Consequences and Implications for Farm Animal Welfare

Sarah J. J. Adcock

Published in 2021

A scientific review of the long-term phenotypic consequences of painful neonatal procedures in rodents, whose response to pain, fear and anxiety stimuli is initially reduced and then becomes exacerbated with age. These procedures result in cognitive, social and reproductive deficits, which can be transmitted to offspring. The implications for the long-term welfare of farm animals following early painful procedures are discussed.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Cattle, Rodents

Keywords:Pain, Memory, Fear, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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From human-animal relation practice research to the development of the livestock farmer's activity: an ergonomics-applied ethology interaction

J. Beaujouan, D. Cromer, X. Boivin

Published in 2021

Scientific review on the benefits of combining ergonomics with applied ethology to study the links between animal welfare and the welfare of the livestock farmer. It proposes a new way of looking at the human-animal relationship in animal husbandry taking core concepts from both disciplines.

Document Types: Scientific review

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

Keywords: Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system

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