Published in 2022
Scientific review of the science behind the recognition of signs of pain in birds based on postural and behavioral changes. Most of the articles discuss pain stimuli associated with welfare impairments such as beak size, limb abnormalities, and wishbone fractures in chickens.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Birds (excluding poultry), Poultry
Keywords:Pain
Published in 2022
Scientific paper to evaluate the possible economic impact of improved animal welfare in abattoirs; to develop an economic model demonstrating the theoretical contribution of animal welfare to the profitability of abattoirs; and to validate this economic model through focus groups of Swedish abattoir personnel.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Published in 2022
Scientific article presenting the available methods to control or confine of farm animals through the use of electric shocks and reminding readers that their use, which is likely to cause pain, must be ethically justifiable and provide clear welfare benefits. It sets out the potential welfare implications of each method.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Animal adaptation to the environment, Pain, Societal issues, Restraint equipment, Human-animal relationship, Stress
Published in 2022
EFSA scientific opinion on the welfare of all categories of pigs found in the main European farming systems. It identifies the most important welfare risks, the appropriate animal based measurements, and their consequences, describing preventive and corrective measures. It provides recommendations for each system to address specific pig welfare issues related to tail biting and the European citizens' initiative "End the Cage Age".
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Animal-based measurement,Animaladaptation, Animal to environment, Consciousness, Housing, Memory, Enrichment, Risk management, Human-animal relationship, Human-animal relationship, Stress, Societal issues, Livestock system, Mutilations, Welfare indicator
Published in 2022
Fact sheet outlining regulations and proposing animal-based indicators to confirm the death of suckling piglets when euthanised. These indicators include the absence of muscle tone, respiration (apnea), heartbeat, response to corneal and palpebral stimuli and pupil dilation.
Document Types: Technical work
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Consciousness, Pain, Stress
Published in 2022
Paper demonstrating the existence of motivational trade-offs in the nociceptive responses of bumblebees, which are able to use contextual information to modulate their nociceptive behaviours. It also suggests that insects have the capacity to feel pain
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Insects
Keywords:Pain, Memory, Cognitive processes
Published in 2022
Answer to a question about the European Commission's position on anti-bark and training collars urging it to ban them.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Canine
Keywords:Pain, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2022
Scientific study of the impact of research carried out at INRAE over the last 30 years with the aim of improving the welfare of farm animals. This research has led to the implementation of new national and European regulations, and the adoption of new practices and equipment in animal husbandry.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Animal adaptation to the environment, Animal-based measurement, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Enrichment, Welfare indicator, Mutilations, Stress, Farming system
Published in 2022
Scientific paper comparing the capabilities of two automatic recognition systems to detect different levels of pain in images of female cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy, making it possible to remain objective, and proving the real potential of such systems.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Felines
Keywords:Animal-based measurement, Pain, Precision breeding, Human-animal relationship
Published in 2022
CAWF report on chick beak trimming in the UK. It highlights the high level of pain and stress associated with the practice, which interferes with the natural behaviours of foraging, nest-building and interaction with conspecifics. It considers that the reason for the practice, pecking, could be prevented by changes to flock management.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of animals to their environment, Housing, Living environment, Mutilation, Societal issues, Stress,Pain
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