Published in 2023
CIWF report promoting greater consideration of farmed fish welfare and sustainable production of aquatic species at the bottom of the food chain in extensive systems to ensure the sustainability of European aquaculture.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories:Molluscs, Fish
Keywords:Biodiversity, Environment, Population management, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Resilience
Published in 2023
Scientific paper showing that there is a co-occurrence of a low body condition score (BCS) and health factors in unsocialized, ownerless domestic cats in Denmark. These factors include the presence of skin and ear ectoparasites, gastrointestinal disorders, dental lesions, and a positive FIV test. The authors conclude that a low CCN may indicate more than the stage of emaciation,also indicating less visible welfare impairments.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Felines
Keywords:Abandonment, Animal adaptation to the environment, Adoption, Societal issues, Population management
Published in 2023
Information note from eight European Union countries, including France, opposing the ban on the transport of live animals from member countries. The reasons given are 1. that this would favour imports from third countries with less stringent animal welfare standards, and 2. the difficulty of maintaining the cold chain when transporting meat. The eight countries recommend that enforcement of EU legislation should be strengthened and EU expertise should be shared with third countries to improve animal welfare during transport.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Societal issues, Stress, Transportation
Published in 2023
White paper setting out slaughter methods, figures for the killing of day-old male chicks and female ducklings in the European Union, current alternatives (in ovo sexing, use of dual lines), and describing the European initiatives, both citizen and institution-led, to put an end to the grinding of chicks and ducklings.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Animal adaptation to the environment, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Human-animal relationship, Stress, Farming system
Published in 2023
DG SANTE audit report concluding that, despite numerous checks on livestock transport carried out by the Spanish authorities, as implemented, these official controls made it impossible to either verify or confirm compliance with welfare requirements for the transport of unweaned calves over long distances.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Animal adaptation to the environment, Animal-based measurement, Societal issues, Human-animal relationship, Stress, Transportation
Published in 2023
Article addressing welfare issues for insects in light of increases in insect farming and consumption, their potential as an alternative source of protein for human and animal food, and their cognitive and sensory abilities suggested by the scientific data.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Insects
Keywords: Pain, Societal issues
Published in 2023
Scientific article providing the results of a survey of competitive and show riders on the risks of damage to the welfare of horses, riders and spectators during equestrian award ceremonies. Riders feel greater stress during warm-up and competition than during the award ceremony, while horses display the greatest stress during the lap of honor. Risk of injury, mostly in the form of kicking by stressed horses, is considered to be higher during prize giving.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Animal adaptation to the environment, Anxiety, Societal issues, Risk management, Fear, Human-animal relationship, Stress
Published in 2023
Answer to a question on the Ministry's plans to encourage alternatives to pig castration and whether it intends to end this practice.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Pain, Societal issues, Mutilations, Human-animal relationship, Stress, Farming system
Published in 2022
Two-yearly update of the NCC broiler welfare guidelines including key welfare indicators (including foot pad health, gait, reduction of leg and wing injuries), with a focus on bird behaviour, objective measures and welfare outcomes, enhanced training programs for proper handling of birds, and an improved audit tool.
Document Types: Guides to Good Practice
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Animal-based measurement, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Enrichment, Welfare indicator, Living environment, Mutilations, Human-animal relationship, Stress, Farming system
Published in 2023
Scientific paper developing computer visualization methods for the early detection of tail biting in pigs. The authors use a convolutional neural network to extract spatial data, combined with secondary networks to take account of temporal data.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Animal-based measurement, Precision farming, Societal issues, Mutilations, Stress
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