Published in 2022
Scientific review proposing ways to select the appropriate fish stocking density for each farm and monitor its potential effects. They include a robust welfare assessment based on operational indicators and good management practices.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords: Housing, Living environment, Livestock farming system,Welfare indicators
Published in 2022
Scientific review of the use of the five domains model to improve housing and management from the piglets' perspective, seeking to induce positive mental states that can result in improved quality of life and wefare.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing, Living environment, Stress
Published in 2022
Scientific review describing organic milk production systems, and the husbandry practices they include that could affect animal welfare, including alternative methods of pain management during calf disbudding and treatment of mastitis in cows as well as management of adverse behaviours during milking.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines
Keywords:Societal issues, Living environment, Livestock farming system
Published in 2022
Guide describing good practices in dealing with a sick animal and observing possible warning signs for animal welfare issues in a herd, animal welfare visits, how animal welfare can be integrated to a health visit, providing support for a shift towards increased animal welfare measures. It also looks closely at pain management, making the choice whether to transport an animal or slaughter it on site, good end-of-life practices, and how to discuss the longevity of dairy cows with farmers.
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Bovines
Key word: Human-animal relationships, Living environment, Stress,Welfare indicators
Published in 2022
CIWF survey conducted on 16 European pig farms, revealing living conditions that prevent the expression of the animals' natural behaviours. CIWF asks the French Minister of Agriculture to support the legislative changes announced by the European Commission to ban cage farming and improve animal welfare conditions.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Housing, Maternity, Living environment, Stress, Livestock farming system, Societal issues
Published in 2022
Scientific article comparing the stress levels of recreational (riding school), working (police), and free-roaming horses that have been assessed as having a positive welfare evaluation by the AWIN protocol, by measuring hair cortisol levels. Free-ranging horses have the highest hair cortisol levels.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Living environment, Stress
Published in 2015
Scientific article identifying lack of financial means, owner stress, and lack of knowledge of existing support systems as major reasons why dogs are abandoned at shelters in a poor Los Angeles neighborhood
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Canine
Keywords:Societal issues, Risk management, Living environment, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2022
Scientific study showing that, while unsuitable housing for pet rabbits is found in the homes of owners of all ages, genders and living standards, certain demographic owner characteristics are more frequently associated with poor housing conditions, creating a useful target audience to improve the welfare of these pets.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Monogastric
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2022
CAWF report on chick beak trimming in the UK. It highlights the high level of pain and stress associated with the practice, which interferes with the natural behaviours of foraging, nest-building and interaction with conspecifics. It considers that the reason for the practice, pecking, could be prevented by changes to flock management.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Welfare indicators,Housing, Living environment, Mutilation, Societal issues, Stress,Pain
Published in 2022
Answer to a question on whether a positive list of wild animal species allowed as pets is to be established and, if so, whether monkeys will be excluded from the list due to their special characteristics.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Wildlife
Keywords:Wildlife population dynamics, Societal issues, Living environment, Human-animal relationships,Wildlife
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