Document type : Technical review

Review - Restricted access to pasture and inadequate grazing in ruminants and equines

Brunet Valentin, Fusi Francesca, Bernardo Tiziano, Canali Elisabetta, Ruet Alice, Faye Bernard, Aubé Lydiane

Published in 2025

Synthesis from EURCAW Ruminants & Equines on the provision of access to pasture, which encourages the expression of natural behaviors and improves the health and well-being of ruminants and equines, notably through enhanced locomotion, enriched social interactions and good quality feed. However, it is not without some risks (animals can suffer from nutritional deficiencies, thermal stress, and locomotory and health disorders such as parasitism), calling for the appropriate management of resources, the environment and animal health.

Document Types: Technical review

Animal categories:Cattle, Goats, Equines, Sheep, Ruminants

Go to document

Financements régionaux et transition de l'élevage : quels leviers pour des modèles plus durables ?

CIWF France, JimL

Published in 2025

Report on the uses to which funding from the EAFRD (European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development) is put by certain French Regional authorities. The study, which focuses on capital and set-up grants, highlights the levers available regionally to support the transition to more sustainable forms of livestock farming that respect animal welfare.

Document Types: Technical review

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

Go to document

Comparison of the Competitiveness for Danish, Dutch, and German Piglet Producers under Consideration of Country-Specific Methods of Piglet Castration with Anesthesia

Mandes Verhaagh

Published in 2024

Study comparing the relative competitiveness of Danish, Dutch and German piglet producers classified according to the anaesthesia methods used in each country to castrate the animals, which can be a source of additional costs.

Document Types: Technical review

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Castration, Pain, Sterilization

Go to document

RENEWAL Webinar

Idele

Published in 2024

RENOUVEAU end of project webinar slides. The webinar included various speakers on the project's finidngs and what the future holds for the French veal industry.

Document Types: Technical review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Livestock buildings, Societal issues, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing, Living environment, One Welfare, Carcass quality, livestock farming systemProcessing

Go to document

Jardin d’hiver en élevages de poulets de chair : Etat des lieux des contraintes et solutions pour sa construction et gestion

Félicie AULANIER (Chambre d'Agriculture de Bretagne), Gwenn GUILLOU (Chambre d'Agriculture de Bretagne), Laure WARIN (ITAVI)

Published in 2024

Technical summary outlining the challenges involved in meeting public expectations and private sector specifications when installing winter gardens on standard broiler farms. These areas, recommended by the EFSA to improve animal welfare, offer advantages but also pose technical, economic and management challenges, particularly in terms of ventilation and investment costs.

Document Types: Technical review

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Livestock buildings, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Societal issues, Livestock farming system

Go to document

The meaning of animal well-being for farmers and dairy farm employees

Axelsson L., Arvidsson-Segerkvist K., Pálsdóttir A. M., Ljung M.

Published in 2024

Report on a survey of Swedish dairy farmers and their employees to understand their perceptions of animal welfare from their respective perspectives and needs.

Document Types: Technical review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: One Welfare,Societal issues

Go to document

The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare - 2023 Report

Nicky Amos, Dr Nathan Rhys Williams MRCVS and Jessica Doten Axberg

Published in 2024

Report from Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW), on the ways that major global food companies take animal welfare into account. While 95% of them recognize the importance of animal welfare (versus 79% in 2012), 93% received the lowest scores. Three companies stood out positively.

Document Types: Technical review

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

Keywords:Livestock buildings, Animal trade, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Education, Housing, Abuse, Restraint equipment, Mutilation, Livestock farming system, Pain, Stress, Societal issues, Transport

Go to document

Review on cooling technologies for pigs

Vermeer Herman, Hoofs Anita

Published in 2024

Summary document for official welfare inspectors describing cooling technologies for pigs and their surroundings in farm buildings.

Document Types: Technical review

Animal categories: Porcines

Key word:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Livestock buildings, Education, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment

Go to document