Keyword :  Farming system

One Health - Un Monde, une seule Santé – Le nécessaire décloisonnement entre santé de l’homme et santé de l’animal

Académie des Sciences, Académie de Médecine, Académie Vétérinaire de France, Académie nationale de Pharmacie

Published in 2021

Opinion of the four French scientific academies on the implementation of the One Health principle, concluding that progress has been limited and that human and veterinary medicine and research operate in silos. It recommends that closer ties should be created between the human and animal health professional sectors.

Document Types: Opinions

Keywords:Environment, Human-animal relationships, Breeding and rearing

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French Assemblée Nationale: Written answer to question 34377:Bien-être des poissons en élevage

Vincent Ledoux (Agir ensemble - Nord), French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Answer to a parliamentary question on whether the French Government intends to regulate the conditions under which farmed fish are reared to ensure their welfare

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords: Societal issues, Breeding and rearing systems

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French Assemblée Nationale: Written answer to question no. 32866: Bien-être des poissons en élevage

Dimitri Houbron (Agir ensemble - Nord), French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Answer to a parliamentary question on the measures the Ministry of Agriculture intends to take to improve the living conditions of farmed fish.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords: Societal issues, Breeding and rearing systems

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A Systematic Review on Validated Precision Livestock Farming Technologies for Pig Production and Its Potential to Assess Animal Welfare

Yaneth Gómez, Anna H. Stygar, Iris J. M. M. Boumans, Eddie A. M. Bokkers, Lene J. Pedersen, Jarkko K. Niemi, Matti Pastell, Xavier Manteca, Pol Llonch

Published in 2021

A systematic review of the scientific literature on precision breeding technologies that can be used in pig production to assess welfare. It identifies numerous types of system  but many of these have yet still to be approved and none has the capacity to assess an animal's emotional state. 

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Welfare indicators, Breeding and Rearing systems

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Non-infectious diseases and laying hen welfare

Peter J. Groves

Published in 2021

Scientific review of non-infectious diseases that can affect the welfare of laying hens, including grass-related crop failure, choking, diseases related to ageing, exposure to high light levels, predation, and diseases related to excessive weight or obesity.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Environment, Living environment, Breeding and rearing

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Impact of parasites on Australian laying hen welfare

Peter J. Groves

Published in 2021

Scientific review of the increase in intestinal parasites in Australian poultry in cage-free and free-range production systems, especially in organic systems where no effective anthelmintics are permitted.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Environment, Living environment, Breeding and rearing

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Graduate Student Literature Review: Udder edema in dairy cattle - A possible emerging animal welfare issue

Cora Okkema,Temple Grandin

Published in 2021

Scientific review of mammary oedema in dairy cows, the contributing factors and ways to manage the problem.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Environment,Pain, Stress, Breeding and rearing

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Fewer, bigger, more intensive: EU vows to stem drastic loss of small farms

Fiona Harvey

Published in 2021

Article presenting the measures to be included in the new EU Common Agricultural Policy to support small farms and ensure better animal welfare.

Document types: Technical Paper

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Breeding and rearing systems

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Graduate Student Literature Review: The effect of housing systems on movement opportunity of dairy cows and the implications on cow health and comfort

E. Shepley, E. Vasseur

Published in 2021

Scientific review of those indoor housing systems that best facilitate cow movement and improve cow welfare in the areas of limb and hoof health and reproduction.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Housing, Livestock buildings, Breeding and rearing system, Welfare indicators

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Nest acceptance, clutch, and oviposition traits are promising selection criteria to improve egg production in cage-free system

Lorry Becot, Nicolas Bedere ,Thierry Burlot, Jenna Coton, Pascale Le Roy

Published in 2021

Scientific paper investigating criteria for genetic selection of nesting behaviours suitable for cage-free systems for two laying hen bloodlines. It suggests that two effective potential criteria would be number of eggs laid and laying characteristics.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Enrichment, Breeding and rearing systems

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