Published in 2020
Question on the monitoring of the implementation of European rules on the commercial movement of companion animals
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Canines, Felines
Keywords: Societal issues, Stress, Transport
Published in 2020
Non-binding resolution adopted by MEPs to combat the illegal pet trade
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Canines, Felines
Keywords: Societal issues, Stress, Transport
Published in 2020
Study of the effect of administering 0.9 kg of grass hay 30 minutes before a concentrated meal on the postprandial increase in IL-1β, compared to control horses receiving the same concentrate without hay beforehand.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Stress, Livestock farming system
Published in 2020
Preview: “Significant variability has been identified in the management of cull sows before transport for slaughter, with some farmers experiencing doubts concerning the fitness for transport of sows with clinical conditions. […] Treatment and care regimens, clinical endpoints and decision trees for cull sows that are not fit for transport should be developed and discussed with clients. ”
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Pain, Risk management, Stress
Published in 2020
Tips for the preparation and capture of broilers before transport to the abattoir.
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Pain, Risk management, Stress
Published in 2020
Study of the effects of diet before transport (farm milk vs. electrolytes), type of vehicle (open truck vs. converted truck) and duration of journey (6 vs. 18h) on the physiological condition of young calves on arrival at the farm.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Bovines
Published in 2020
A test of the effect of intramammary administration of the anti-inflammatory drug firocoxib in sows on stress and piglet production during painful manipulations such as tail docking, castration, teeth cutting.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Pain, Welfare indicators, Mutilation, Stress, Livestock farming system
Published in 2019
Study of the impacts of tail docking in piglets on behavioural indicators of pain and stress and on Human-animal relationships.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Pain, Welfare indicators, Mutilation, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2020
Report of research by Zupan and colleagues (University of Ljubjana, Slovenia) on the monitoring of behavioural stress indicators in horses with regular and irregular feeding habits. Horses were severely stressed when their feed was late, causing most of them to "act out" through behaviours such as neighing, kicking their handlers or kicking at the stall door.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2020
Question on the number of checks carried out in vehicles transporting animals during heatwaves, the number of malfunctions noted and the number of journeys turned down or accepted.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
