Published in 2021
Scientific review of the mechanisms affecting the farrowing rates, carcass fatness and growth rates of pigs in summer, with a focus on heat stress, suggesting strategies for improvement.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Carcass quality, Stress
Published in 2021
Technical paper discussing the importance of heat stress in poultry farming, its impact on laying hens, and strategies to combat heat stress.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Stress, Livestock farming system
Published in 2021
Scientific paper on tests to ascertain the suitability of QBA to assess the emotional state of laying hens. Using QBA, 3 main dimensions were found to explain more than 80% of variations in emotional state - mood, alertness and arousal.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Brain integration, Stress
Published in 2021
Scientific review of the arguments for and against the ritual slaughter of farm animals, authored by an abattoir veterinary inspector.
Document Types: Scientific review
Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines
Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Stress
Published in 2015
Expert report proposing that the State should concentrate on legal requirements and outlining a partnership project where all stakeholders would shape the canine and feline sectors' use of genetics, putting science at the heart of selection policies.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Canines, Felines
Keywords:Societal issues, Risk management, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Psychiatric disorders
Published in 2000
Report on the health aspects of animal protection on puppy farms and cat breeding establishments, and on the monitoring of how dogs are socialised, produced at the request of the French Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in preparation for the drafting of regulatory documents on legal enforcement procedures with regard to dangerous and stray animals and animal protection
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Canine
Keywords:Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Welfare indicators
Published in 1976
Dispositions relatives à la protection des animaux de compagnie
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets
Keywords:Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Welfare indicators
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
DG SANTE audit report carried out in France in early 2021, revealing that the effectiveness of official controls in French abattoirs has been significantly improved, as the result of the strengthening of operators' self-monitoring and inspectors' training in particular, but identifying 3 previous recommendations not yet taken into account, and adding two new ones.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Consciousness, Carcass quality, Pain, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Stress
