Published in 2021
Article showing that dogs trained with aversive methods may be more pessimistic and therefore have a lower level of welfare.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Canine
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships
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
Published in 2022
Review of the different aspects of welfare involved in dog-assisted interventions (DAIs) and their relevance to the health and safety of DAI participants. It highlights the potential for dog welfare to be compromised during DAIs and suggests that regular dog welfare assessments should be carried out to ensure the quality of DAIs.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Canine
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2022
Scientific review describing the disbudding techniques used in North America on dairy calves and assessing the welfare implications of the different pain-reduction techniques used in the procedure. It identifies the need for research to improve assessment of the pain felt by animals undergoing disbudding, to better understand the effects of xylazine sedation, and to determine other ways to reduce recovery times and the pain experienced by calves following disbudding.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords: Pain, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2022
Scientific review of the potential animal welfare risks posed by precision farming, whether these are direct, involving machinery and equipment, technical failures or the poor choice of indicators, or indirect, involving the end-user, changes to animal housing or management, or a reduction in the consideration of ethical issues. It calls for the systematic consideration of opportunities and risks when using PE techniques.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Precision farming, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2022
Scientific review of the opportunities offered by the latest precision-farming technologies for the monitoring and prevention of stress and disease in laying hens and broilers
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Welfare indicators
Published in 2022
The report reviews the scientific literature aimed at evaluating the welfare of circus animals using the five-domain method and highlights violations in each of the five areas. It proposes that these results should be taken into account in developing strategies to improve the quality of life of wild animals working in circuses.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Wildlife
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to its environment, Housing, Human-animal relationships, Societal issues, Welfare indicators
Published in 2022
Announcement of the publication of the 3rd and final volume on farm animal welfare, produced in association with the MOOC of the same name, and coordinated by the VetAgroSup Chaire Bien-Être Animal.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Breeding and rearing systems
Published in 2022
New technical instruction cancelling and replacing that of 30 December 2021, and giving a new list of training courses recognised as equivalent to authorised animal welfare courses, if they have been followed by persons designated as animal welfare advisors between 1 January 2018 and 1 January 2022.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Societal issues, Welfare indicators
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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