Published in 2022
Specifications for the Bœuf de pâturage label, guaranteeing high welfare standards and quality meat.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Animal trade, Risk management, Identification, Housing, Transport
Published in 2025
Article on the behavioral variations that characterize tail-biting episodes in pigs. Two-stage, sudden-violent, and obsessive patterns of behavior each require specific interventions. Early detection, environmental enrichment and reduced competition for resources are essential factors in preventing and managing this behavior.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Key words:Pain, Enrichment, Risk management, Housing, Behavioral disorders
Published in 2025
Answer to a question put to EURCAW-Pigs concerning the relationship between nutrition and tail biting in pigs. The European Reference Centre considers that access to sufficient water and feed (rich in fiber) is essential to prevent this behavior.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Key words:Pain, Enrichment, Risk management, Housing, Behavioral disorders
Published in 2024
Overview exploring strategies for sustainable poultry farming such as organic farming, use of alternative proteins, biotechnological innovations and waste management to minimize ecological footprints and improve economic viability. The study calls for increased collaboration between researchers, policy-makers and professionals to promote ethical, sustainable and resilient poultry production for the future.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Key words:Animal adaptation to environment, Livestock buildings, Education, precision farmingEnvironment, Risk management, Housing, Living environment, Pollution, Carcass quality, livestock farming system
Published in 2024
Study developing a welfare protocol for horses raised for meat in semi-extensive systems, applicable to both pasture and stable housing. Based on an assessment cohort of 429 horses, differences were observed between the pasture and stable systems, mainly related to staff training and the feeding of the horses. This protocol could fill current gaps in equine welfare assessment and help to support veterinary controls.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Key words:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Working animals, Livestock buildings, Risk management, Welfare indicators, Housing, Animal mediation, livestock farming system
Published in 2024
A summary of the ethical principles proposed by the One Health program for research into animal behavior and welfare. Transdisciplinary and multisectoral in nature, such research should describe and apply a harmonious balance between the needs of humans, animals and the environment, and recognize the importance of the integrity of the ecosystem as a whole.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: All animals
Keywords: Biodiversity,Adaptation of the environment to theanimal, Education, Environment, Experimentation, Risk management, One Welfare, Human-animal relationship livestock system, Societal issues.
Published in 2024
Scientific review aiming to identify and discuss risk factors in dairy farming that may affect the welfare of dairy cattle and using a One Welfare approach, including the welfare of the farmer and the sustainability of the farm.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines
Keywords: One Welfare,Risk management, Welfare indicators
Published in 2024
Scientific article showing that the provision of bedding or access to an outdoor run to improve pig welfare can have an impact on the environment through changes in feed efficiency and manure management.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Key words:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Livestock buildings, Societal issues, Enrichment, Environment, Risk management, Welfare indicators, Housing, Pollution, livestock farming system
Published in 2024
Scientific summary article comparing the potential impacts on public health and animal welfare of three types of strategies often proposed in livestock farming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: (1) "sustainable intensification" methods, (2) "species shift" approaches, and (3) "systemic dietary change" approaches.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Environment, Risk management, Living environment, One Welfare, Pollution, Farming system, Societal issues
Published in 2024
Review proposing strategies to reduce the impact of poultry production on the environment. This may involve, for example, a combination of innovation strategies in nutrition, health, early reprogramming, or animal genetics.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Environment, Risk management, Housing, Living environment, One Welfare, Pollution, Evolutionary process, Robustness, Livestock farming system, Societal issues.
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