Keywords : Livestock farming system

Modalités d’encadrement de la dérogation de la castration chirurgicale des porcelets sous anesthésie et analgésie par les détenteurs et leurs salariés

French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Technical instruction specifying the training conditions for carrying out castration protocols under local anaesthesia and analgesia, and the procedures for the issue of a derogation, defining the role of each actor.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Pain, Societal issues, Stress, Livestock farming system

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An evaluation of four private animal health and welfare standards and associated quality assurance programmes for dairy cow production

S.J. More, J. Marchewk, A. Hanlon, A. Balzani, L. Boyle

Published in 2021

A scientific paper evaluating four sets of private health and welfare standards and associated quality assurance programmes in dairy cattle from Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands and the UK. It highlights transparency problems and calls for regulatory oversight of the use of these standards.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Societal issues, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators

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Animal Welfare Assessment in Antibiotic-Free and Conventional Broiler Chicken

Luigi Iannetti, Sara Romagnoli, Giuseppe Cotturone, Michele Podaliri Vulpiani

Published in 2021

Scientific paper comparing the main animal welfare criteria for batches of chickens reared with and without antibiotics, showing that the overall scores are comparable, especially for health indicators, and that batches of chickens reared without antibiotics had a better management score but scored less well on the good-feeding principle.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators

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Analysis of Housing Risk Factors for the Welfare of Lean and Heavy Pigs in a Sample of European Fattening Farms

Paolo Ferrari, Alessandro Ulrici, Matteo Barbari

Published in 2021

Scientific paper investigating the risk factors for welfare and health on pig-fattening farms in 7 European countries, and showing that it is possible to divide them into 3 risk categories according to the body weight of the animals and the presence of a solid floor resting area.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Livestock buildings, Enrichment, Risk management, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Stress, Livestock farming system

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Recumbency as an Equine Welfare Indicator in Geriatric Horses and Horses with Chronic Orthopaedic Disease

Zsofia Kelemen, Herwig Grimm, Mariessa Long, Ulrike Auer, Florien Jenner

Published in 2021

Scientific paper measuring time budgets for decubitus, locomotion and standing times in old and young, healthy or lame horses using automated wearable body sensors. It shows a link between low decubitus times and REM sleep deficit, but no link between decubitus times and age or lameness.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Pain, Precision farming, Welfare indicators, Livestock farming system

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Animal Welfare and Farmers' Satisfaction in Small-Scale Dairy Farms in the Eastern Alps: A "One Welfare" Approach

Chiara Spigarelli, Marco Berton, Mirco Corazzin, Luigi Gallo, Sabine Pinterits, Maurizio Ramanzin, Wolfgang Ressi, Enrico Sturaro, Anna Zuliani, Stefano Bovolenta

Published in 2021

Scientific paper invesetigating the relationships between farmer satisfaction, animal welfare outcomes and the overall performance of small-scale dairy farms in the Eastern Alps.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Livestock buildings, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Livestock farming system

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On-farm culling methods used for pigs

F. A. Dalla Costa, T. J. Gibson, S. E.O. Oliveira, N. G. Gregory, L. Faucitano, O. A. Dalla Costa

Published in 2021

Scientific review evaluating different on-farm slaughter methods in terms of the processes involved (mechanical and physiological), their efficiency and animal welfare

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Stress, Livestock farming system

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Quels bâtiments d’élevage porcin pour demain ? Téléchargez la brochure!

Ifip

Published in 2021

News item on the results of a European project in which all stakeholders (farmers, all others in the sector, consumers)took part, to design an ideal pig farm building that incorporates both animal welfare and environmental protection measures.

Document types: Technical Paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Livestock buildings, Housing, Livestock farming system

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Agriculture MEPs call for a scientifically-sound update of animal welfare rules

Gediminas Vilkas, Hana Raissi

Published in 2021

News item presenting the main conclusions of the draft resolution on the implementation report on animal welfare rules on farms, adopted by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development on 26 October 2021. They include a call for clearer and more consistent EU rules, financial incentives for farmers, and an EU-wide animal-welfare labelling system.

Document Types: Opinions

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system

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