Keywords: Stress

The Welfare of Birds at Slaughter in the United States

Animal Welfare Institute

Published in 2023

Report by the Animal Welfare Institute following a review of federal food inspection documents produced by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) between 2020 and 2022. It assesses the federal government's oversight of the slaughter of farmed birds in the USA.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Processing

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Global Trends in Halal Food Standards: A Review

J. Akbar, M. Gul, M. Jahangir, M. Adnan, S. Saud, S. Hassan, T. Nawaz, S. Fahad

Published in 2023

Scientific review examining the similarities and differences between halal standards in various Asian and Middle Eastern countries.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Cattle, Dogs, Sheep, Poultry

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Evaluation des conditions d’exercice des agents d’inspection vétérinaire affectés en abattoirs, et conséquences potentielles sur la qualité de l’inspection

CGAAER

Published in 2023

Report from France's CGAAER on the physical and managerial working conditions of nearly 1,800 veterinary abattoir inspectors in France, and on the impact of these working conditions on the quality of inspections.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords: Human-animal relationships, Welfare indicators,Societal issues, Processing, Stress

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IoT and ML approach for ornamental fish behaviour analysis

K. Suresh Kumar Patro, Vinod Kumar Yadav, Vidya S. Bharti, Arun Sharma, Arpita Sharma, T. Senthilkumar

Published in 2023

Article using machine and deep learning techniques to analyze changes in goldfish behavior following changes in environmental parameters (water temperature and dissolved oxygen).

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Enrichment, Living environment, Stress

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Pain scoring systems in hospitalized horses with ocular disease

Dayna Jodzio, Sally DeNotta, Caryn Plummer, Chris Sanchez

Published in 2023

Scientific article evaluating the Horse Grimace Scale and Behavioral Pain Score in hospitalized horses with ocular disease, and concluding that these may represent a useful tool for monitoring progress and response to treatment in these horses.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Pain, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Review: castration – animal welfare considerations

Gabriela A. Marquette,Stephanie Ronan, Bernadette Earley

Published in 2023

Scientific review of scientific assessments of the impact of castration on cattle welfare, including pain and injury, stress, inflammation, effects on the immune system and on production levels. It describes the different methods of castration, the pain responses associated with each, and how age and pain mitigation strategies affect these responses.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Pain, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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The use of animal‐based measures at slaughter for assessing the welfare of beef cattle on farm: EFSA AHAW Network exercise

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Marika Vitali, Gizella Aboagye, Sean Ashe, Chiara Fabris, Yves Van de Stede, Denise Candiani

Published in 2023

Report listing those animal-based measures that the AHAW network considers useful to record and monitor in abattoirs as a means to assess the on-farm welfare of cattle. The information contained in this report will be used to draw up EFSA's scientific opinion on the welfare of cattle on farm, due in 2025.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Animal-based measurements, Welfare indicators, Carcass quality, Stress, Livestock farming system

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Assessing human attention as a reinforcer for dog behavior

E. E. Chrysafis, S. W. Payne, A. Salazar

Published in 2023

Scientific article comparing two common procedures to evaluate human attention as a means of reinforcing dog behaviors.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Abandonment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Adoption, Animal-based measurements, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Behavioural disorders

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Parlement européen : réponse écrite à la question E-002695/23 : Persistance de la caudectomie en Europe

Question: Auélia Beigneux (ID). Answer: Mrs Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on how the European Commission intends to enforce the 1991 directive on the protection of pigs, with regard to tail docking in particular, and whether it has put measures in place to help farmers conform with the regulations. 

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Pain, Mutilation, Human-animal relationships, Societal issues, Stress

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Parlement européen : réponse écrite à la question E-002772/23 : EU legislation on use of hazardous substances in electrical equipment: consequences for animal welfare and biodiversity conservation

Question: Gianna Gancia (ID). Answer: Mr Sinkevičius on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on the lack of regulation of heating spotlights emitting UV-A/B radiation, used for breeding and keeping exotic animals.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Wildlife, NAC, Reptiles

Keywords:Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Stress

Access the source: European Parliament: Written Answer to Question E-002772/23: EU legislation on the use of hazardous substances in electrical equipment: consequences for animal welfare and biodiversity conservation