Published in 2023
This report reminds us of the importance of farming conditions in ensuring the good treatment of rabbits. It also describes the initiatives taken by the rabbit industry to improve animal welfare. It provides a series of recommendations for the various stakeholders in the industry.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories:Monogastric
Keywords:Enrichment, Housing, Breeding and rearing systems
Published in 2022
Scientific review on the current status of welfare assessment methods in aquaculture, comparing them with those for terrestrial animals, and offering recommendations for future research that would allow account to be taken of fish welfare at the level of the individual.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Welfare indicators, Breeding and rearing
Published in 2023
Scientific paper showing that management practices in Korean broiler farms certified for animal welfare have clear effects on blood parameters, meat quality and content of bioactive compounds compared to conventional farms. The authors attribute these improvements to plant-based protein supplements and the increase in space for movement due to the low stocking densities in the certified farms.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurement, Carcass quality, Farming systems
Published in 2023
White paper setting out slaughter methods, figures for the killing of day-old male chicks and female ducklings in the European Union, current alternatives (in ovo sexing, use of dual lines), and describing the European initiatives, both citizen and institution-led, to put an end to the grinding of chicks and ducklings.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Animal adaptation to the environment, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Human-animal relationship, Stress, Farming system
Published in 2023
Answer to a question on the Ministry's plans to encourage alternatives to pig castration and whether it intends to end this practice.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Pain, Societal issues, Mutilations, Human-animal relationship, Stress, Farming system
Published in 2022
Two-yearly update of the NCC broiler welfare guidelines including key welfare indicators (including foot pad health, gait, reduction of leg and wing injuries), with a focus on bird behaviour, objective measures and welfare outcomes, enhanced training programs for proper handling of birds, and an improved audit tool.
Document Types: Guides to Good Practice
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Animal-based measurement, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Enrichment, Welfare indicator, Living environment, Mutilations, Human-animal relationship, Stress, Farming system
Published in 2022
Report of the 2022 meeting which dealt with the revision of the European animal welfare regulations, the associated EFSA opinions with a presentation of those published in 2022 and a progress report on those in progress, and with the work of the expert subgroup for animal welfare and the subgroup on national contact points.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Bovines, Porcines, Ruminants, Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurement, Consciousness, Enrichment, Risk management, Living environment, Human-animal relationship, Stress, Livestock system, Transportation, Pain
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
Published in 2022
Scientific paper calculating an animal welfare index (AWI) of German dairy farms and comparing the results by size. It finds that the Ianimal welfare is slightly higher on larger farms, contrary to popular belief. However, the variation in the Ianimal welfare within classes is very high, and other factors would seem to affect the Ianimal welfare such as the skill level of the farm manager, and the time farmers spend with their animals.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Housing, Living environment, Livestock systems, Welfare indicators
Published in 2022
This article reviews the history of the gradual distancing of humans from farmed animals, culminating in the questioning of a meat-based human diet. It proposes ways to reconcile a respect for farmed animals with their slaughter for consumption.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Breeding and rearing systems
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