Species : Multiple species

Instruction technique DGAL/SDSanimal welfare/2022-362 : Modalités de reconnaissance des formations en bien-être animal suivies depuis le 1er janvier 2018 par les éleveurs et salariés désignés en tant que « référents bien-être animal » dans les élevages de porcs ou de volailles à compter du 1er janvier 2022

Sous-direction de la santé et du bien-être animal (SDSanimal welfare)

Published in 2022

New technical instruction cancelling and replacing that of 30 December 2021, and giving a new list of training courses recognised as equivalent to authorised animal welfare courses, if they have been followed by persons designated as animal welfare advisors between 1 January 2018 and 1 January 2022.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Porcines, Poultry

Keywords: Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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Study of the CAP measures and instruments promoting animal welfare and the reduction of antimicrobial use

Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

Published in 2022

Study assessing the overall positive impact of the CAP on improving animal welfare and reducing the use of antimicrobials in livestock production. It notes, however, the lack of performance indicators and recommends that more widespread measures should be implemented, with a common European methodology, that indicators adequate to the task should be developed and that mandatory labelling should be extended to more livestock sectors.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords:Antibiotic resistance, Environment, Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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Rapport du CGAAER n° 19075-01 : Comité de suivi et d’évaluation de l’expérimentation du dispositif de contrôle par vidéo dans les abattoirs tel que prévu par l’article 71 de la loi du 30 octobre 2018

François Gerster

Published in 2022

Conclusions of the monitoring committee for the video-monitoring pilot carried out in 5 volunteer abattoirs, all of which were satisfied with the system and wished to keep it. The advantages and disadvantages of this system are listed, and suggestions are made for improvements.

Document Types: Scientific review

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

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Stress

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Guide d’évaluation de l’aptitude au transport des animaux de boucherie malades ou blessés

OSAV and ASVC

Published in 2022

Article on a guide produced by the OSAV and the Swiss Association of Canton Veterinarians, which sets out the criteria for assessing an animal's suitability for transport and describes precautionary measures to ensure careful treatment of the animals. 

Document Types: Good practice guide

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

Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Transport

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European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-001021/22: Mobile slaughterhouses

Question: Christine Schneider (EPP). Answer: Mem Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2022

Answer to a question on mobile abattoirs, whether they should be authorised by the EU and, if so, whether the EU should provide financial support and launch a pilot project.
Document type: Reply from the European Commission

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

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

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Is Smart Farming Making Life Worse for Farmed Animals?

Karen Asp

Published in 2022

Article setting out the benefits and limitations of smart farming for the improvement of the living conditions of farm animals. While it makes the farmer's work easier, it is less clear that it has a positive impact on animal welfare.

Document types: Technical Paper

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

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

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Slaughtering of heifers in a local or an industrial abattoir: Animal welfare and meat quality consequences

Pablo Guarnido-López, Virginia Celia Resconi, María del Mar Campo, Ana Guerrero, Gustavo Adolfo María, José Luis Olleta

Published in 2022

Scientific paper comparing animal stress responses and meat quality in a small local abattoir and in an industrial abattoir. Values for several stress indicators were lower in the animals treated in the local abattoir, and the appearance and organoleptic qualities of the local abattoir meat were superior.

Document Types: Scientific paper

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

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Stress

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European Institute for Animal Law and Policy

Maria Rodrigues da Costa, Alessia Diana

Published in 2022

Scientific review showing that, in farm animals, a high level of animal welfare often leads to lower use of antimicrobials (UAM) and that a low level of welfare was associated with higher UAMs. In organic systems, restrictions on UAMs may however prevent animals from receiving treatment when needed.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords: Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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Report and Event: For a More Humane Union, A Legal Assessment of EU Farm Animal Welfare Laws

European Institute for Animal Law and Policy

Published in 2022

A report calling for a complete change in the way EU animal welfare legislation is discussed, drafted and implemented. It proposes solutions to the particular problems posed by the current legal drafting and the overly-complicated procedures for amending the legislation.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-000982/2022: putting.a stop to the keeping of wild animals in travelling circuses

Annika Bruna (ID), Julie Lechanteux (ID), France Jamet (ID), Georg Mayer (ID). Answer: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2022

Answer to a question on the possible funds that the Commission plans to grant to Member States to set up shelters or sanctuaries adapted to the needs of wild animals from travelling circuses at the point when the planned total bans come into force in these countries.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Wildlife

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Societal issues, Living environment, Human-animal relationships

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