Keywords: Livestock buildings

Review: Using animal welfare to frame discussion on dairy farm technology

Daniel M. Weary, Marina A.G. von Keyserlingk

Published in 2024

Review of scientific articles describing the advantages and disadvantages of the use of technology on dairy farms. Most articles report an improvement in animal welfare thanks to the technology studied, but the authors of the review are concerned over a possible lack of objectivity, suggesting that future studies should endeavor to address both potential advantages and disadvantages.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Livestock buildings, Precision farming, Welfare indicators, Lactation

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Unlocking Sows' Welfare: The Farm-Level Economic Impact of Phasing out Farrowing Crates for Sows in the European Union's Pig Breeding Industry

Agata Malak-Rawlikowska, Edward Majewski, Norbert Potori, Mariusz Hamulczuk, Viktor Szili, Edit Egr

Published in 2024

Scientific impact study on the economic consequences of banning farrowing crates on EU pig farms. Despite improvements in sow welfare, the study shows increases in production costs, piglet mortality rates and risks to employees. Financial assistance and a transition period should be considered to help farms switch to the new systems.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Livestock buildings, Housing, Restraint equipment, Livestock farming system

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European Parliament: written answer to priority question P-003061/23: Commission, where is the promised legislation on animal welfare ?

Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2024

Answer to a question on the postponement of the planned revision of European animal welfare regulations and of the possible ban on the caging of farm animals promised by the European Commission in response to the End the Cage Age European citizen's initiative.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords: Livestock buildings, Housing, Livestock farming system

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Providing elevated structures in the pullet rearing environment affects behavior during initial acclimation to a layer aviary

Allison N. Pullin, Christina B. Rufener, Suzanne T. Millman, John F. Tarlton, Michael J. Toscan

Published in 2024

Scientific article reporting that hens with access to elevated platforms during the rearing phase make better use of the space in laying aviaries when they are first transferred there than those reared on the ground. The latter acclimatize within 1-2 weeks, but continue to make little use of the highest level of the aviary.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Housing, Livestock buildings

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Décision n° 461367 du Conseil d’Etat concernant la notion de rémaménagement des bâtiments cage pour les poules pondeuses

Conseil d'État

Published in 2023

Text of the decision to reject the petition filed by 9 animal protection associations to partially disapply the  Decree of December 15, 2021, with regard to its interpretation of the concept of redevelopment as it applies to buildings used to rear laying hens in cages.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Livestock buildings, Housing

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Réduire le rayonnement du soleil en bâtiment pour maintenir le confort thermique des troupeaux laitiers en période chaude

Bertrand Fagoo, Dominique Lagel, Pierrick Eouzan, Tanguy Morel, Florence Fargier, Jean Charef

Published in 2023

Technical dossier published by Cniel and Idele on ways to combat solar radiation and ensure thermal comfort for dairy cows in summer.

Document Types: Technical review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Livestock buildings, Housing, Living environment

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Analysis of Housing Risk Factors for the Welfare of Lean and Heavy Pigs in a Sample of European Fattening Farms

Paolo Ferrari, Alessandro Ulrici, Matteo Barbari

Published in 2021

Scientific paper investigating the risk factors for welfare and health on pig-fattening farms in 7 European countries, and showing that it is possible to divide them into 3 risk categories according to the body weight of the animals and the presence of a solid floor resting area.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Livestock buildings, Enrichment, Risk management, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Stress, Livestock farming system

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Animal Welfare and Farmers' Satisfaction in Small-Scale Dairy Farms in the Eastern Alps: A "One Welfare" Approach

Chiara Spigarelli, Marco Berton, Mirco Corazzin, Luigi Gallo, Sabine Pinterits, Maurizio Ramanzin, Wolfgang Ressi, Enrico Sturaro, Anna Zuliani, Stefano Bovolenta

Published in 2021

Scientific paper invesetigating the relationships between farmer satisfaction, animal welfare outcomes and the overall performance of small-scale dairy farms in the Eastern Alps.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Livestock buildings, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Livestock farming system

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Quels bâtiments d’élevage porcin pour demain ? Téléchargez la brochure!

Ifip

Published in 2021

News item on the results of a European project in which all stakeholders (farmers, all others in the sector, consumers)took part, to design an ideal pig farm building that incorporates both animal welfare and environmental protection measures.

Document types: Technical Paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Livestock buildings, Housing, Livestock farming system

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Préparation complète des broutards : Un levier pour diminuer la fréquence des maladies respiratoires ?

Elise Vanberg, Marlène Guiadeur, Béatrice Mounaix

Published in 2021

Technical factsheet setting out an experimental protocol to prepare grazers, the measurable technical benefits, particularly in terms of health, reduction of stress, and weight gain, and the opinions of those working in the sector.

Document Types: Technical review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Antibiotic resistance, Housing, Livestock buildings, Livestock farming system, Pathogen transfer

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