Keywords: One Welfare

Animal Welfare Science: Why and for Whom?

Alessandra Akemi Hashimoto Fragoso, Karynn Capilé, Cesar Augusto Taconeli, Gabrielle Cristine de Almeida, Paula Pimpão de Freitas, Carla Forte Maiolino Molento

Published in 2023

Article studying the value attributed to farm animals in scientific articles published in specialist journals on animal welfare and animal production at three different moments in time, over a 30-year period. It concludes that scientific publications on animal welfare do not, on the whole, give priority to the interests of animals.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Societal issues, One Welfare, Human-animal relationships, Livestock farming system

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A systematic reviewon whether regenerative agriculture improves animal welfare : A qualitative analysis with a One Welfare perspective

Matías Javier Hargreaves-Méndez, María José Hötzel

Published in 2023

Review of the scientific literature to determine the extent to which regenerative farming systems are or are not associated with positive One Welfare outcomes. It reveals that articles mainly associated animal welfare with animal health, human welfare with the financial situation of the farm and the farmer's self-awareness, and environmental conservation with soil improvement. It shows that processes affecting human welfare and environmental conservation can also affect animal welfare.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords: Environment, One Welfare, Human-animal relationships, Resilience, Robustness,Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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Canadian dairy farmer views about animal welfare

Catherine A Schuppli, Jeffrey M Spooner, Marina AG von Keyserlingk

Published in 2023

Article reporting the results of a survey of 22 Canadian dairy farmers to discover their views on animal welfare. Two centres of interest emerged: a focus on the animal, including the biology and emotions of animals, and dairy farmer identity, including the values farmers place on their work and their animals, the way they are perceived by society, and human-animal relationships.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Societal issues, One Welfare, Human-animal relationships

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Defining common criteria for harmonizing life cycle assessments of livestock systems

Pietro Goglio, Marie Trydeman Knudsen, Klara Van Mierlo, Nina Röhrig, Maxime Fossey, Alberto Maresca, Fatemeh Hashemi, Muhammad Ahmed Waqas, Jenny Yngvesson, Gilles Nassy, Roline Broekema, Simon Moakes, Catherine Pfeifer, Robert Borek, David Yanez-Ruiz, Monica Quevedo Cascante, Alina Syp, Tomasz Zylowsky, Manuel Romero-Huelva, Laurence G. Smith

Published in 2023

Article presenting the results of a participatory harmonization approach to the provision of an evaluation framework for life cycle assessments of current and future livestock systems. It integrates animal welfare and Adaptation of the animal to the environment into the measurement of the environmental impacts of livestock systems and products.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Biodiversity, Environment, Modelling, One Welfare, Living environment, Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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A method for calculating the external costs of farm animal welfare based on the Welfare Quality® Protocol

Luuk S. M. Vissers, Coen P. A. van Wagenberg, Willy H. M. Baltussen

Published in 2023

This article presents a method to estimate the external costs of farm animal welfare and thereby help decision-making for the development and adoption of more welfare-friendly production systems. It includes  a calculation for the relationship between animal welfare scores and the costs of animal welfare measures on farms. It has been tested and validated on a dairy cattle farm, a pig farm and a poultry farm.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords: Modelling, One Welfare,Societal issues

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Devenir des jeunes ruminants laitiers : comment concilier élevage et attentes sociétales 

Dominique Pomiès, Caroline Constancis, Julien Jurquet, Isabelle Veissier, Hugues Caillat, Gilles Lagriffoul, Marie Drouet, Clément Fossaert, Yannick Le Cozler

Published in 2023

Review of the natural behaviors of young stock from the three major dairy breeds, and of farming practices currently employed for these young animals. It lists alternative practices that can meet the expectations of the public and consumers in terms of animal welfare, as well as those of farmers on improving their profession's public image and the way their products are sold.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines

Keywords: Enrichment, Human-animal relationships, Lactation, Living environment, One Welfare, Weaning, Stress, Livestock farming system,Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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Human-Animal Interaction in Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI)s: Zoonosis Risks, Benefits, and Future Directions-A One Health Approach

Giovanna Liguori, Anna Costagliola, Renato Lombardi, Orlando Paciello, Antonio Giordano

Published in 2023

Review of animal-assisted interventions, factors contributing to their effectiveness, and benefits and risks, including zoonotic risks. It discusses positive animal welfare as a preventive measure to avoid the incidence or transmission of zoonotic diseases during such interventions.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Canine, Equine

Keywords: OneWelfare, Human-Animal Relationships,Welfare Indicators

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Comment un maire peut-il porter une politique publique en faveur du bien-être animal en ville ? 

Rémi Stoltz

Published in 2019

Master's thesis concluding that the growing societal demand for greater attention to animal welfare has become a political issue. The issue of animal welfare in the city must take into account the specific features of each urban area, while the role of local government and the way in which public policy on animal welfare is implemented is not insignificant. The dissertation proposes concrete actions to implement a public policy in favor of animal welfare tailored to the city of Lyon.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets

Keywords:Abandonment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Adoption, Societal issues, Population management, Living environment, One Welfare, Human-animal relationships, Resilience

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Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question n° 5241 : Chats errants

Question: Ian Boucard (Les Républicains - Territoire de Belfort). Answer: French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Answer to a question concerning the delay in implementing the measures provided for by the French law passed in November 30, 2021 on the management of stray cats, in particular the failure to publish reports on the costed assessment of need or the estimated cost of capture and sterilization, to formulate recommendations, or to implement the trial provided for in Article 12 of the law.

Document Types: Technical work

Animal categories: Felines

Keywords: Adoption,Abandonment, Castration, One Welfare, Identification, Mistreatment, Risk management, Population management, Societal issues, Sterilization

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Revue Innovation Agronomiques - volume 87 - Bien-être Animal 

Luc Mounier, Philippe Prévost, Alain Boissy, Agathe Gignoux, Yannick Ramonet, Mathilde Stomp, Christelle Demont, Isabelle Veissier, Mickaël Benoît, Rabah Bellahsene, Séverine Fontaine, Patrice Charron, Elsa Delanoue, Aude-Solveig Epstein, Christèle Couzy, Xavier Boivin, Romain Piovan, Clémence Bitu, Morgane Leroux, Justine Robin, Christine Roguet

Published in 2023

Publication of the papers given at the Agronomic Innovation Forum "Bien-être animal : faire se rencontrer attentes sociétales et professionnelles" (encounter between societal and professional expectations) held on May 5, 2022 at the VetAgro Sup veterinary campus in Lyon.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Fish, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Societal issues, One WelfareWelfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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