Published in 2022
Technical article listing and explaining the dietary factors that impact tail biting in pigs: instestinal microbiota, diet composition, protein and amino acid imbalances.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Pain, Enrichment, Societal issues, Mutilation
Published in 2022
Scientific article showing that the installation of automatic brushes brings a direct benefit to horses by allowing them to groom themselves, but also an indirect benefit by facilitating positive social interactions. This study encourages stables to install automatic brushes in locations where horses are kept in order to improve their welfare and comfort.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Welfare indicators
Published in 2022
Scientific article on the use of different areas of an active stable by group-housed horses. The extent to which different areas are used depends mainly on the individual, and some areas are used more, such as the feeding stalls. The study shows preferences for certain types of bedding.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment
Published in 2022
Scientific review of the different types of environmental enrichment of caged laying hens and their effects on animal behaviours and welfare, but also on productivity and product quality. It emphasizes the need for farm staff to be properly trained to manage enrichment practices effectively.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Housing, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2022
Academic paper stating that welfare levels in horses on pasture are better than in those kept in stables, particularly because of the opportunity pasture provides to express their natural feeding behaviours. Alternative methods of feeding or feed distribution are suggested that could improve the welfare of stabled animals.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment
Published in 2022
Scientific paper showing that the parameters for a horse's previous and current interactions with humans (number of owners, regular handlers, familiarity and duration of relationship with handler) affect its distrust of new objects or situations
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Anxiety, Enrichment, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2022
Scientific paper comparing the play behaviors of chicks bred from "domesticated" and "wild" genealogical lines, with and without the stress of routine procedures in a commercial hatchery. Chicks showed qualitative and quantitative differences in play behaviors depending on lineage, and early stress was observed to affect their play profile.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Learning, training, Enrichment, Cognitive processes, Stress
Published in 2022
Technical article outlining the risk factors for tail biting, their impact on the pig industry, current knowledge concerning the relationship between different tail postures and the emotional states of pigs, and methods to prevent tail biting.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Pain, Enrichment, Housing, Mutilation, Stress
Published in 2022
Technical article summarizing existing knowledge on the needs and behaviors of cows on pasture and outlining good practices for the best use of pasture by the animals.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment
Published in 2022
Systematic review of the literature showing that the indicators relating to housing that are used to measure the welfare of sows in the post-weaning and early gestation periods are mainly physiological and health-related. There is a lack of studies on the effects of housing on the mental welfare of sows during this period of their reproductive cycle.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Housing, Weaning, Stress, Welfare indicators
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