Keyword : Pain

Stunning Compliance in Halal Slaughter: A Review of Current Scientific Knowledge

Awis Qurni Sazili, Pavan Kumar, Muhammad Nizam Hayat

Published in 2023

Scientific review of the stunning methods used for halal animal slaughter and their effective compliance with halal standards.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines

Keywords: Carcass quality,Animal adaptation to environment, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Stress

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Quelques évolutions des idées autour du comportement animal et du bien-être animal : un éthologue face à la société

Pierre Le Neindre

Published in 2023

Article looking at the history of applied ethology at INRAE over the past 50 years and how its objectives have evolved over time.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords:Animal-based measurement, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Human-animal relationship

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Update to the 2014 FAWC Opinion on the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing

Animal Welfare Committee

Published in 2023

Expert opinion providing recommendations for improvements to   the welfare of farmed fish at the time of slaughter. It highlights the fish sentience, recommends effective stunning methods, and proposes rules to reduce stress and suffering before slaughter. It recommends a legal requirement for inspection , the use of video surveillance on slaughter sites, tighter controls and sanctions, and better management of voluntary code standards.

Document Types: Opinions

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Behavioural Indicators of Pain and Suffering in Arthropods and Might Pain Bite Back?

Robert W Elwood

Published in 2023

Scientific review of the evidence that insects feel pain. It studies behavioral indicators of pain, the evolution of major cognitive capacities, sensory systems and decision-making flexibility in insects.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Arthropods

Key words:Animal-based measurement, Pain, Welfare indicators, Stress

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Systematic review of the relationship between rumen acidosis and laminitis in cattle

Lorena Teixeira Passos, Arthur Fernandes Bettencourt, Luciano Antônio Ritt, Maria Eugênia Andrighetto Canozzi, Vivian Fischer

Published in 2023

Systematic literature review to clarify the relationship between the various clinical presentations of laminitis and diet-induced ruminal acidosis. The review failed to prove a link between diet (high levels of rapidly-digested carbohydrates), ruminal acidosis and acute laminitis.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Pain, Societal issues

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European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-002189/23: Putting an end to the rearing of fast-growing chickens

Question: Annika Bruno (ID). Answer: Mrs Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on whether the European Commission intends to ban the rearing of fast-growing broiler strains and support small farms that rear hardier breeds of chickens.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Animal adaptation to the environment, Pain, Societal issues, Living environment, Resilience, Robustness, Stress, Farming system

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Scientific and technical assistance on welfare aspects related to housing and health of cats and dogs in commercial breeding establishments

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Denise Candiani, Julien Drewe, Björn Forkman, Mette S Herskin, Ann Van Soom, Gizella Aboagye, Sean Ashe, Maria Mountricha, Yves Van der Stede, Chiara Fabris

Published in 2023

Report on the existing scientific evidence to support protective measures for cats and dogs in commercial catteries in three areas: housing, health and painful procedures.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Housing, Abuse, Human-animal relationship, Pain, Welfare indicators

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Animal welfare of embryos and newly hatched chicks: A review

Itallo C. S. Arraujo, Tainá S. B. Lopes, Leonardo J. C. Lara, Bruno T. A. Costa

Published in 2023

Scientific review identifying egg storage, in ovo nutrition and the slaughter of 1-day-old male chicks as the main welfare problems in hatcheries, and describing practical avenues for improvements that can meet societal expectations.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Animal adaptation to the environment, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Prenatal, Human-animal relationships,  livestock farming systems

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Aquaculture Certification Schemes Benchmark: Aquatic Animal Welfare - Edition 2

Aquatic Life Institute

Published in 2023

Second edition of a reference tool for welfare-based certification of aquaculture facilities. It analyzes current welfare requirements as part of the basic farming standards of seven international seafood certification programs.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Consciousness, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Pain, Welfare indicator, Stress

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Review: Towards an integrated concept of animal welfare

I. Reimert, L.E. Webb, M.A. van Marwijk, J.E. Bolhuis

Published in 2023

Scientific review setting out the history of the scientific study of animal welfare, and proposing that scientists in this field should specify the definition of animal welfare on which they base their work, the level at which their  assessment is carried out, the assumptions they rely on to measure welfare, and the period on which they focus, in order to enable comparison between studies.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships

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