Published in 2022
Response to a question on the Commission's plans to ensure that the new animal transport provisions (under the Farm to Fork strategy) incorporate the latest scientific data on the transport of live fish.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords: Transport
Published in 2022
Scientific article presenting the available methods to control or confine of farm animals through the use of electric shocks and reminding readers that their use, which is likely to cause pain, must be ethically justifiable and provide clear welfare benefits. It sets out the potential welfare implications of each method.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Pain, Societal issues, Restraint equipment, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2022
bonds, environmental influences on social behavior and welfare, mechanisms and development of social behaviors, ways to promote positive social interactions and minimize disruptions to basic social bonds
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Stress, Livestock farming system
Published in 2022
Scientific review examining the influence of the Belgian political context on the activity of the animalist movement in that country, through the lens of two major political events: the 1986 creation and subsequent development of the Animal Welfare Council and the devolution of responsibility for animal welfare to the country's regions in 2014.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: All animals
Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2022
Article recalling the actions of British parliamentarian Richard Martin, who passed the world's first democratic animal welfare law in 1822, and reviewing the progress and limitations of animal welfare legislation to date, along with the challenges to come.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: All animals
Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2022
Report by Res Publica outlining proposals to enable animal welfare to be taken into account in international trade, to UK animal food products, which are subject to high animal welfare standards that result in additional costs, from being penalised internationally.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Societal issues
Published in 2022
Thematic dossier providing information on French regulations, the number of abattoirs in France, the role of veterinary services in abattoirs, and the controls carried out for animal protection purposes.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Societal issues, Stress
Published in 2022
Scientific review on the use of precision farming techniques to improve the health, welfare and production of farm animals. It emphasizes the importance of affordable, reliable and easy-to-use equipment, providing data that reflect - adequately and in real time - different aspects of animal welfare status within the herd.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2022
Scientific review proposing ways to select the appropriate fish stocking density for each farm and monitor its potential effects. They include a robust welfare assessment based on operational indicators and good management practices.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords: Housing, Living environment, Livestock farming system,Welfare indicators
Published in 2022
Scientific review describing organic milk production systems, and the husbandry practices they include that could affect animal welfare, including alternative methods of pain management during calf disbudding and treatment of mastitis in cows as well as management of adverse behaviours during milking.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines
Keywords:Societal issues, Living environment, Livestock farming system
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