Published in 2021
Presentation of the Aquatic Life Institute's 2021 report, highlighting the strong links between improved aquatic animal welfare and sustainable development. The report calls on policy makers to include aquatic animal welfare in their sustainable development policies.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Living environment, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators
Published in 2021
Scientific paper which estimates the prevalence of brevis fractures in laying hens in Denmark to range between 53 and 100% according to individual flocks in non-cage systems, and between 50 and 98% in cage systems. The major risk factors it identifies are hen size, age at onset of laying and daily egg weight at onset of laying.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Pain, Livestock farming system
Published in 2021
Scientific paper presenting a very large-scale Czech retrospective analysis of traumatic lesions in poultry and rabbits detected post-mortem at abattoirs. It reveals a high incidence of limb lesions in chickens and rabbits, and on the thorax in rabbits, exposing the need for reexamination of rearing conditions, and of housing and/or handling before slaughter in particular, in the Czech Republic.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Housing, Living environment, Livestock farming system,Pain
Published in 2021
Technical paper setting out the advantages and disadvantages of the two main techniques for socialising piglets housed indoors: one allows piglets to move freely between farrowing pens but not dams, and the other allows dams and piglets to interact freely. The outcomes of early socialisation are not only behavioural (more play, less aggression) but also physiological, with lower metabolic energy levels that could explain reductions in stress and aggression.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Pain, Mutilation, Weaning, Stress, Livestock farming system
Published in 2021
Scientific paper reporting on the perceptions of farmers' hoof trimmers and vets concerning the management of lameness in dairy cows. Lameness is perceived as a complex, multi-factorial problem that is poorly understood and whose contributing factors are difficult to change. Those involved are resigned, believing that lameness is inevitable. Participants suggested that hoof trimmers and veterinarians should work together to send a consistent message to farmers.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Pain, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2021
Scientific review concerning the ethical aspects and quality of meat from animals undergoing conventional and ritual slaughter. The right to exercise one's religion is an inalienable right and animal welfare is an ethical issue, so it is essential that the assessment of ritual practices from an animal welfare perspective should be carried out in an objective and rigorous manner.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Goats, Sheep
Keywords:Consciousness, Carcass quality, Pain, Societal issues, Stress
Published in 2021
Revised Opinion from Anses and revised collective expertise report on the draft guide to good welfare practices in poultry abattoirs. Particular aims are to assess its compliance with Regulation 1099/2009/EC and its logic and consistency, to identify the points to be addressed in light of new scientific knowledge, and to propose possible improvements.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Stress
Published in 2021
Scientific review setting out to identify articles on risk factors and interventions associated with tail biting in pigs, along with data gaps in the literature.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Housing, Risk management, Societal issues, Mutilation, Pain
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:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Fear, Stress
Published in 2021
A scientific review of recent advances in precision farming to measure animal-based welfare indicators for dairy cows which discusses the possibility of integrating such data into a broader welfare assessment framework.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Pain, Precision farming, Welfare indicators, Livestock farming system
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