Keyword : Environment

Rethinking EU Aquaculture for people, planet and animals

CIWF

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

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Recognising trade-offs between welfare and environmental outcomes in aquaculture will enable good decisions

Georgia Macaulay, Luke T. Barrett, Tim Dempster

Published in 2022

Opinion piece examining 5 case studies in the aquaculture sector to arrive at a view on how best to reconcile environmental protection and animal-welfare objectives in practice.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords: Environment, Living environment, Livestock system,Societal issues

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SECURIVO : L’essentiel de la biosécurité en élevage de veaux de boucherie

Magdéléna Chanteperdrix (Institut de l'Elevage), Marie Drouet (Institut de l'Elevage), Béatrice Mounaix (Institut de l'Elevage), Manuel Tourtier (AGESEM), David Le Goïc (SNGTV), Corinne Jaureguy (SNGTV), Philippe Briand (C.A. Ille et Vilaine (35)), Manon Coupin (Chamber of Agriculture Pays de la Loire), Anne Hemonic (IFIP), Nathalie Rousset (ITAVI)

Published in 2022

Dossier providing definitions of biosecurity, providing 10 technical sheets to help veal calf farmers improve biosecurity levels on their farms, and setting out the mandatory and recommended measures for each topic area.

Document Types: Guides to Good Practice

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Environment, Risk management, Pathogen transfer

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Study of the CAP measures and instruments promoting animal welfare and the reduction of antimicrobial use

Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

Published in 2022

Study assessing the overall positive impact of the CAP on improving animal welfare and reducing the use of antimicrobials in livestock production. It notes, however, the lack of performance indicators and recommends that more widespread measures should be implemented, with a common European methodology, that indicators adequate to the task should be developed and that mandatory labelling should be extended to more livestock sectors.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords:Antibiotic resistance, Environment, Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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Sustainable Farming Incentive: how the scheme will work in 2022

Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Published in 2021

UK Government document setting out the practical details of  the measures in its Sustainable Farming Incentive Scheme. Farmers will be paid more for provision of a number of public benefits, including animal health and welfare.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords: Environment, Human-animal relationships,Societal issues, Stress

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Strategies for Implementing a One Welfare Framework into Emergency Management

Hayley Squance, Carol MacDonald, Carol Stewart, Raj Prasanna, David M Johnston

Published in 2021

Scientific paper advocating the use of the one-welfare concept to incorporate animal welfare in emergency management, recognising the interdependence that exists between humans, animals and the environment. It identifies the levers to help this approach to be adopted.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Keywords:Environment, Risk management, Human-animal relationships

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Avis et rapport de l’Anses relatif aux dispositifs de protection des parcours de porcins en plein-air vis-à-vis des risques sanitaires

"Protection des parcours porcins" working group of the Anses "Santé et bien-être des animaux" (SABA) specialised expert committee (CES)

Published in 2021

Opinion produced by the "Protection des parcours porcins" working group of the Anses "Santé et bien-être des animaux" (SABA) specialised expert committee (CES) in order to identify alternative measures to fences for the protection of animals in outdoor pig farming.

Document Types: Opinions

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Environment, Risk management, Housing, Living environment, Breeding and rearing system

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Data-driven decision support in livestock farming for improved animal health, welfare and greenhouse gas emissions: Overview and challenges

Parisa Niloofar, Deena P. Francis, Sanja Lazarova-Molnar, Alexandru Vulpe, Marius-Constantin Vochin, George Suciu, Mihaela Balanescu, Vasileios Anestis, Thomas Bartzanas

Published in 2021

A scientific review of the use of data collected in the course of precision breeding that can provide a resource in addition to expert knowledge to help decision-making on the combined issues of the management of animal health and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

Document Types: Scientific review

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

Keywords:Precision farming, Environment, Risk management

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The Relationship between Animal Welfare and Antimicrobial Use in Italian Dairy Farms

Francesca Mazza, Federico Scali, Nicoletta Formenti, Claudia Romeo, Matteo Tonni, Giordano Ventura, Luigi Bertocchi, Valentina Lorenzi, Francesca Fusi, Clara Tolini, Gian Filippo Clemente, Federica Guadagno, Antonio Marco Maisano, Giovanni Santucci, Loredana Candela, Gianluca Antonio Romeo, Giovanni Loris Alborali

Published in 2021

Scientific paper to evaluate the relationship between levels of animal welfare and the use of antimicrobials in Italian dairy farms. No relationship could be found between these two factors. The use of category B antimicrobials and of intramammary treatments in dry cows were linked to levels of staff training.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Antibiotic resistance, Environment, Breeding and rearing systems, Societal issues

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Impact of Estrogens Present in Environment on Health and Welfare of Animals

Konrad Wojnarowski, Paweł Podobiński, Paulina Cholewińska, Jakub Smoliński, Karolina Dorobisz

Published in 2021

Scientific review of the harmful effects of oestrogens on animal health and welfare (feminisation, reproductive disorders, physiological disturbances, disruption of programmed cell death, development of tumours). It concludes that there is a lack of scientific data on animals as compared to humans.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Mammals

Keywords:Environment, Breeding and Rearing

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