Published in 2023
Article developing a model of animal consumption based on consumer altruism. According to this model, at the point where the market achieves equilibrium, quality is not high enough and the quantity of animals whose lives are not worth living is too high.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: All animals
Keywords:Societal issues, Modeling, One Welfare, Human-animal relationship, Farming system
Published in 2023
Article on the development and testing of a specific protocol for measuring the welfare of horses known to be reared in either extensive or confined systems, and assessing whether the welfare indicators selected for it were influenced by the type of system (extensive or confined).
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Animal adaptation to environment, Animal-based measurement, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Housing, Living environment, Farming system
Published in 2023
Mercy for Animals' 3rd International Cage-Free Equity Index of commitment by companies. The index ranks 40 food companies on their commitment to sourcing cage-free eggs, and on the transparency of their communication on progress. Carrefour, Groupe Casino and Sodexo appear at the bottom of the ranking.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Livestock system,Societal issues
Published in 2023
Scientific article seeking the views of veterinarians and zootechnicians on concerns over the welfare of cattle expressed by members of the public and on how public opinion should be taken into account when developing ways to improve welfare. Those interviewed consider the general public to lack knowledge of livestock farming and believe that its members need to be educated in order to gain a better understanding of the issues. They could contribute to improving welfare by paying higher prices for animal products.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Breeding and rearing systems
Published in 2023
CGAAER report on the conditions required to reconcile the positions of the French public and livestock farming. The CGAAER considers that the controversy surrounding livestock farming can only be resolved after a discussion between all stakeholders to develop shared objectives for future livestock farming. This will call for a multidisciplinary scientific committee to clarify the terms of the debate, and a dialogue between the different sectors to develop common messages.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Societal issues, One Welfare, Human-animal relationships, Farming systems
Published in 2023
Scientific review of the different stages of slaughtering and their possible impacts on animal stress, welfare and meat quality. It reviews the regulations and technological advances that have led to the development of mobile slaughter units, presents a non-exhaustive list of mobile slaughter units currently in use, and sets out the advantages and disadvantages of these mobile units.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Animal adaptation to environment, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Brain integration, Carcass quality, Stress, Farming system
Published in 2023
Scientific review offering a critical assessment of the scientific literature on the implications of two important determinants of sow and piglet welfare: housing and human contact.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Societal issues, Enrichment, Lactation, Housing, Maternal, Living environment, Human-animal relationship, Socialization, Stress, Farming system, Behavioral disorders
Published in 2023
Article presenting the advantages and disadvantages of alternative pig farming systems in terms of animal welfare, biosecurity, animal health and public health challenges.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Environment, Living environment, One Welfare, Resilience, Robustness, Farming system, Pathogen transfer
Published in 2023
Answer to a question on whether the European Commission intends to ban the rearing of fast-growing broiler strains and support small farms that rear hardier breeds of chickens.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Animal adaptation to the environment, Pain, Societal issues, Living environment, Resilience, Robustness, Stress, Farming system
Published in 2023
Answer to a question on the intentions of the French Ministry of Agriculture concerning the reinforcement of animal welfare guarantees in the specifications for livestock farms operating under the SIQO (signs of origin and quality) scheme.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Societal issues, Breeding and rearing, Welfare indicators
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