Published in 2023
Publication reviewing the main factors contributing to poor welfare in broiler chickens, their sources, how to mitigate them, and farm management methods that can promote welfare.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Animal adaptation to the environment, Animal-based measurement, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Fear, Stress, Farming system, Welfare indicator
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 2022
Scientific article explaining ways that the presence or absence of emotions and feelings in animals can be assessed and recommending multi-methodological approaches to the issue.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: All animals
Keywords:Awareness, Societal issues, Fear, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2022
Answer to a question on the claims of non-compliance made in a video of the association L214 in an abattoir in Saône-et-Loire and on whether the French Government might be willing to regularise the sanctions observed.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Anxiety, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Fear, Stress
Published in 2000
Réglementation protection animale des animaux présentés en concours, expositions et lieux de vente d’animaux
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Keywords:Pain, Societal issues, Living environment, Fear, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2021
A scientific review of the long-term phenotypic consequences of painful neonatal procedures in rodents, whose response to pain, fear and anxiety stimuli is initially reduced and then becomes exacerbated with age. These procedures result in cognitive, social and reproductive deficits, which can be transmitted to offspring. The implications for the long-term welfare of farm animals following early painful procedures are discussed.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Cattle, Rodents
Keywords:Pain, Memory, Fear, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2021
Scientific paper showing that the behavioural responses of cats in shelters vary according to sex and time of day, and are affected by noise levels. It advises that noise levels in shelters should be lowered to reduce fear and physiological responses in cats.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Felines
Keywords:Animal adaptation to environment, Housing, Living environment, Fear, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2021
Written answer to a parliamentary question on the measures taken by the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food in respect of the failings found in abattoirs and whether a general audit of French abattoirs is under consideration, along with the compulsory publication of annual reports on compliance with standards and regulations.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Awareness, Pain, Societal issues, Fear, Stress
Published in 2021
A scientific paper assessing the welfare of calves in the holding areas of abattoirs in New Zealand, using group and individual animal-based indicators. It proposes relevant indicators, recommending that they should be systematically incorporated into the protocols used to assess the welfare of calves at slaughter.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Anxiety, Awareness, Fear, Stress
Published in 2021
Threats to animal welfare during transport, listing the specific risk factors and proposing measures to ensure better welfare.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Welfare indicators, Fear, Stress, Transport
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