Published in 2020
Assessment of the feasibility of allowing sport horses accustomed to remaining permanently in their boxes to spend daily free time in a paddock and assessing the potential impact on their welfare.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Welfare indicators, Housing, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2020
Assessment of the welfare of horses that are fed restrictively (not ad libitum) and kept in individual housing systems. Consideration of whether the feeding behaviour of horses fed with edible bedding is different from that of horses provided with inedible bedding.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing
Published in 2020
This article written by an expert ethologist discusses the conclusions of recent scientific studies on the preferences of horses for paddocks or boxes that can be incorporated into the daily routines of horse owners.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Environment, Housing, Living environment
Published in 2020
A guide containing recommendations to pig farmers to ensure animal welfare needs are met. These are not statutory requirements, but if there is evidence that the farmer has not followed the recommendations in the guide, this can be used against him in court.
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Livestock buildings, Societal issues, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing
Published in 2020
Question as to whether the Minister of Agriculture intends to set a deadline for the ban on the rearing of laying hens in France
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Societal issues, Housing, Living environment
Published in 2020
Description of a new farrowing block, including project design, cost, and animal welfare and health benefits
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Livestock buildings, Environment, Lactation, Housing, Maternity, Living environment, Livestock farming system
Published in 2020
Testing the effect of environmental enrichment for free-range pullets kept indoors on the behavioural and physical development of the birds, with a view to facilitating their adaptation to the outside environment as adults.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Cognitive processes
Published in 2020
Review of current scientific knowledge on the use of composted bedding as a cow housing system. Goals: to determine whether this improves animal welfare and to provide a comprehensive tool for producers and researchers who use this housing system.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords: Livestock buildings, Enrichment, Environment, Housing, Livestock farming system
Published in 2019
Survey of poultry farmers and the general public on their perceptions of the dilemma: is it better to improve the welfare of poultry through outdoor systems or to protect public health (there are more health risks associated with outdoor systems)?
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Societal issues, Environment, Risk management, Housing, Living environment
Published in 2020
Description of a poultry house with a winter garden, of associated necessary changes to rearing methods and overview of turkey welfare.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Livestock buildings, Environment, Housing, Living environment, Livestock farming system
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