Published in 2021
A scientific article investigating whether horse owners use auxiliary reins correctly. It reports that while most of the horse owners surveyed used reins responsibly, they need clarification and information on the functions of the different auxiliary reins.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2021
Scientific paper showing that stress hormone levels are lower in equine therapy horses ridden by mentally-impaired riders, presumably due to their lesser control over the horses, than by non-mentally impaired riders.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2021
Scientific review revealing wide variations in the occurrence of abnormal behaviours in horses across studies, and identifying poor nutritional management as the main risk factor in the development of such abnormal behaviours.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Risk management, Stress, Psychiatric disorder
Published in 2021
Scientific paper investigating the chronic stress levels of recreational horses in relation to their living conditions in order to determine the best management strategy for the welfare of the horses.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Housing, Living environment, Stress
Published in 2021
Technical paper setting out the advantages and disadvantages of the two main techniques for socialising piglets housed indoors: one allows piglets to move freely between farrowing pens but not dams, and the other allows dams and piglets to interact freely. The outcomes of early socialisation are not only behavioural (more play, less aggression) but also physiological, with lower metabolic energy levels that could explain reductions in stress and aggression.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Pain, Mutilation, Weaning, Stress, Livestock farming system
Published in 2021
Scientific paper demonstrating that ration composition and energy intake influence the incidence of oral stereotypies (especially empty chewing) and redirected behaviours (especially bedding consumption) in working horses (leisure, equestrian, patrol and endurance). Endurance horses are the most sensitive to ration composition.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Anxiety, Welfare indicators, Housing, Living environment, Stress, Psychiatric disorder
Published in 2021
Scientific review concerning the ethical aspects and quality of meat from animals undergoing conventional and ritual slaughter. The right to exercise one's religion is an inalienable right and animal welfare is an ethical issue, so it is essential that the assessment of ritual practices from an animal welfare perspective should be carried out in an objective and rigorous manner.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Goats, Sheep
Keywords:Consciousness, Carcass quality, Pain, Societal issues, Stress
Published in 2021
Revised Opinion from Anses and revised collective expertise report on the draft guide to good welfare practices in poultry abattoirs. Particular aims are to assess its compliance with Regulation 1099/2009/EC and its logic and consistency, to identify the points to be addressed in light of new scientific knowledge, and to propose possible improvements.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Stress
Published in 2021
Written answer to a parliamentary question on the measures taken by the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food in respect of the failings found in abattoirs and whether a general audit of French abattoirs is under consideration, along with the compulsory publication of annual reports on compliance with standards and regulations.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Fear, Stress
Published in 2021
Scientific paper comparing animal-based indicators for health, productivity and behaviour in individually and pair-housed dairy calves. Housing type did not affect health, feed intake or weight gain, but individually-housed calves placed in a new pen scored higher on movement behaviour than pair-housed calves placed in a new pen. This rebound effect indicates that the individual housing of calves results in activity deprivation.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Housing, Living environment, Stress, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators
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