Published in 2020
This review compares several behavioural assessment tools to quantify chronic pain in equines, with the aim of developing one that can be used specifically for working horses and donkeys.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Pain, Welfare indicators, Resilience
Published in 2020
Study of the change in discomfort behaviours of horses hospitalised for orthopaedic surgery on the arrival of a carer and their implications for the evaluation of pain (systematically underestimated).
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Pain, Welfare indicators, Cognitive processes, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2019
Study of the impacts of tail docking in piglets on behavioural indicators of pain and stress and on Human-animal relationships.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Pain, Welfare indicators, Mutilation, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2020
Preview: “Snorts production is related to riding technique. Snorts are associated to phases when the rider technique (long, loose reins) allow more comfort for the horse (low neck), especially while walking. Snorts could be useful tools for identifying better practices at work."
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2019
Preview: “Drawing upon a body of theoretical and applied work, we critically review the scientific literature on the assessment of affective states in animals, drawing examples where possible from research on dairy cattle, and highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of scientific methods used to assess affective states in animals.”
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords: Welfare indicators
Published in 2015
Protocol for assessing the welfare of donkeys on farms using environmental and animal indicators
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Welfare indicators, Housing, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2017
Whether you are a rider, breeder, teacher or horse owner, you will find everything on horse welfare in this "go-to" text from the French Horse and Riding Institute. Nowadays, there is a real awareness of welfare issues for animals, and the horse is no exception to this. What is currently considered to be good or bad practice? What scientific evidence is there? What might future developments look like and what are the regulations? In order to answer these questions, this book offers the reader information that is informed by science and presented in a form that can be understood and used by both professionals and amateurs. With a context-setting preface and introduction written by Axel Kahn and Sylvie Brunel, the wealth of bibliographical research carried out by Christine Briant and her team makes it possible to grasp the concept of equine welfare (including that of donkeys and ponies), and to apply it to feeding, housing, health and behaviour.
Document Types: Scientific work
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Anxiety, Learning, Training, Livestock buildings, Pain, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing, Restraint equipment, Memory, Living environment, Fear, Cognitive processes, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system, Transport, Vocalisation
Published in 2018
This book provides up-to-date and comprehensive information on donkeys, with the aim of improving their health and welfare. It focuses in particular on the characteristics of the species compared with other members of the equidae family. It includes a chapter on behaviour which is fundamental to the understanding of this unique animal and key to the clinical signs and requirements for handling, feeding and treatment.
Document Types: Technical work
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Anxiety, Pain, Welfare indicators, Fear, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2019
To improve understanding of the needs and expectations of pets and awareness of their emotions, encourage the veterinary profession to engage as stakeholders in this societal issue, and to produce a consultative document for practitioners.
Document Types: Technical work
Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets
Keywords: Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Animal-based measurements, Anxiety, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Fear, Cognitive processes, Stress, Vocalisation
Published in 2005
Preview: “In this Opinion, based on the scientific data as well as the experience of the Working Group’s Report we draw some conclusions and make recommendations as well as giving pointers for future research. Overall there is a serious lack of information and scientific studies on the farming of this species compared with other farmed species, particularly on welfare. While there are few data on the types of rabbit farming systems it can be generally considered to be intensive with rabbits being reared in cages rather than being kept in large areas equivalent to a free-range style as with some other farmed species. The Panel recommends that such data be collected.”
Document Types: Opinions
Keywords: Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Animal-based measurements, Livestock buildings, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing, Livestock farming system
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