Published in 2017
Scientific review of the different forms of cognitive enrichment that have been tested for laboratory, farm and zoo animals. It identifies research needs and proposes new indicators for testing.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Cattle, Goats, Wild animals, Sheep, Pigs, Rodents, Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Living environment
Published in 2022
Scientific paper evaluating the effects of different salt concentrations in the transport water of Nile tilapia. It concludes that the addition of 4 g/L salt to transport water reduces stress, liver damage, oxidative stress and hydromineral imbalances in Nile tilapia.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords:Enrichment, Stress, Transport
Published in 2023
Scientific review of the effect of heat stress on the behavior of lactating cows housed in composted bedding barns. It revealed that the most commonly used indicator of thermal comfort is the temperature and humidity index; that thermal stress increases drinking, moving, agonistic behaviors and dyspnea, and decreases feeding behaviors and lying time.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Animal-based measurement, Enrichment, Housing, Stress
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 2022
Scientific article identifying 6 named categories and one general category of risk factors for lesions on the faces of piglets and on sow teats when no piglet teeth resection has been carried out.They are: presence or absence of teeth resection; housing system; litter size; piglet management; environmental enrichment; milk production; and other piglet management practices.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Pain, Enrichment, Lactation, Housing, Stress
Published in 2022
Report of the 2022 meeting which dealt with the revision of the European animal welfare regulations, the associated EFSA opinions with a presentation of those published in 2022 and a progress report on those in progress, and with the work of the expert subgroup for animal welfare and the subgroup on national contact points.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Bovines, Porcines, Ruminants, Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurement, Consciousness, Enrichment, Risk management, Living environment, Human-animal relationship, Stress, Livestock system, Transportation, Pain
Published in 2022
Scientific article testing different feeding methods for horses in order to increase the time spent seeking food and feeding. It finds that the addition of straw to the feed, regardless of the feeding method, will achieve this goal.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment
Published in 2022
Scientific paper showing the persistent effects of the social housing of early life dairy calves (singly or in pairs) on human-directed behaviours, a phenomenon that may have implications for long-term management.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Housing, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2022
Technical article listing and explaining the dietary factors that impact tail biting in pigs: instestinal microbiota, diet composition, protein and amino acid imbalances.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Pain, Enrichment, Societal issues, Mutilation
Published in 2022
Scientific article showing that the installation of automatic brushes brings a direct benefit to horses by allowing them to groom themselves, but also an indirect benefit by facilitating positive social interactions. This study encourages stables to install automatic brushes in locations where horses are kept in order to improve their welfare and comfort.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Welfare indicators
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