Published in 2000
Réglementation protection animale des animaux présentés en concours, expositions et lieux de vente d’animaux
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Keywords:Pain, Societal issues, Living environment, Fear, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2014
Order laying down the animal health and protection rules that must be met in activities involving companion animals from domestic species
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Canines, Felines
Keywords:Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Welfare indicators
Published in 2021
Scientific paper showing that a reduction in the period length of sow restraint during lactation reduces stress and improves the welfare of sows and their piglets and improves production with more weaned piglets and higher weights. It therefore improves the economics of pig farming.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Lactation, Housing, Maternity, Living environment, Stress, Livestock farming system,Societal issues
Published in 2021
Systematic review of the scientific literature showing that the effect on overall welfare of environmental enrichment for farmed fish depends mainly on the type of enrichment, the taxon of the fish, and the welfare category.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords:Enrichment, Living environment, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators
Published in 2021
Scientific article demonstrating that it is possible to improve some welfare conditions of fattening pigs in conventional farming through simple measures such as reducing stocking density and providing straw or hay as enrichment material.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Enrichment, Living environment, Stress, Livestock farming system
Published in 2021
Article demonstrating that the French organic label guarantees higher animal welfare standards than conventional farming, providing access to outdoors, banning cage rearing and tethered systems, allowing only exceptional authorisation of non-medical surgical interventions, and requiring more frequent checks and compulsory stunning before slaughter. However, the legislation on transport and slaughter is still inadequate, even in the case of organic farming.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Housing, Living environment, Mutilation, Livestock farming system, Transport,Societal issues
Published in 2021
Scientific review noting a growing interest among scientists in Oceania, Latin America and Asia in the welfare issues for pregnant sows, as well as the emergence of new research topics in recent years, including group sow management and environmental enrichment.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Enrichment, Housing, Living environment,Societal issues
Published in 2021
A scientific review identifying the following risk factors for poor welfare in pasture-reared dairy calves (common to all rearing systems): perinatal mortality, poor passive transfer of immunity, poor pain management during disbudding and insufficient milk in the feed. In addition, separation from the mother and the culling of male calves reduces the public acceptability of dairy farming. It makes recommendations for improving farming practices.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Maternity, Living environment, Livestock farming system, Societal issues
Published in 2021
A scientific review comparing the welfare of laying hens and the sanitary quality of their eggs in free-range and indoor systems. It concludes that diseases are more frequent and severe and that there is a greater risk of Salmonella infections and the contamination of eggs by toxic industrial by-products in hens with access to the outdoors.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Societal issues, Risk management, Housing, Living environment, Livestock farming system, Pathogen transfer
Published in 2021
Scientific article highlighting that some owners underestimate their dog's fear in response to household noise and respond inappropriately. It advises that dog owners should be better educated to interpret their pets' body language correctly, in order to safeguard the latter's welfare and avoid the development of behavioural problems.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Canine
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Anxiety, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Psychiatric disorder
