Published in 2022
Announcement of updates to the FAQ aiming to provide ongoing clarifications on the regulations, agreed between the Government and the Profession, so that its application in the field can be harmonised. It is national in scope and has no regulatory value
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Enrichment, Stress
Published in 2022
Scientific paper evaluating the effects of feeding levels on conventionally-used welfare indicators for tilapia (presence/absence of skin lesions, body condition, weight gain, mortality rate) using an epidemiological approach. It shows that feeding levels directly affect welfare indicators and production.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Welfare indicators, Stress
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
Review of the different aspects of welfare involved in dog-assisted interventions (DAIs) and their relevance to the health and safety of DAI participants. It highlights the potential for dog welfare to be compromised during DAIs and suggests that regular dog welfare assessments should be carried out to ensure the quality of DAIs.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Canine
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2022
Scientific review of the scientific evidence on fish sentience and its implications for the commercial farming of fish. It concludes that there is a need to review the welfare regulations for farmed fish.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system, Societal issues
Published in 2022
Scientific paper presenting the results of a survey of pet snake owners on their housing and husbandry practices. It highlights a number of living environments that do not comply with current regulations and proposes that these results should be used to target rearing advice and to draft new manuals for snake keepers.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Reptiles
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Societal issues, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2022
Scientific paper presenting the results of an online survey on owners' perception of noise anxiety in horses. Two distinct groups of horses are identified - highly anxious and moderately anxious - and owners describe the management strategies they adopt, discussing their effectiveness.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Living environment, Stress
Published in 2022
Answer to a question on the sale of halal meat without the knowledge of consumers in the absence of specific labelling, and the restriction this will place on competition.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines
Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Stress
Published in 2022
Scientific review analysing the different potential risk factors for chronic stress in group-housed pregnant sows, addressing the mechanisms of chronic and prenatal stress, and identifying research needs on these topics.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Housing, Maternity, Stress
Published in 2022
Conclusions of the monitoring committee for the video-monitoring pilot carried out in 5 volunteer abattoirs, all of which were satisfied with the system and wished to keep it. The advantages and disadvantages of this system are listed, and suggestions are made for improvements.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Stress
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