Published in 2021
Scientific paper on tests to ascertain the suitability of QBA to assess the emotional state of laying hens. Using QBA, 3 main dimensions were found to explain more than 80% of variations in emotional state - mood, alertness and arousal.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Brain integration, Stress
Published in 2021
Decree clarifying the definition of what constitutes a new or refurbished building, which effectively limits the ban on the keeping of hens in cages to buildings where production capacity is increased.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Societal issues, Housing
Published in 2021
Scientific review presenting the results of a multi-year study on the capacity of perches containing a cooling circuit to reduce heat stress in laying hens. It demonstrates the effectiveness of this cooling system when combined with an enrichment element in reducing body heat and heat stress in laying hens.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Enrichment, Housing, Livestock farming system
Published in 2021
Scientific paper comparing the production indicators of several strains of broilers, with a view to finding strains with sufficient growth to be profitable and presenting fewer risks to animal welfare than do fast-growing conventional strains.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Societal issues, Carcass quality, Livestock farming system
Published in 2021
News item presenting the results of scientific work commissioned by the Global Animal Partnership to understand and measure the welfare levels of broiler chickens. This work has resulted in a list of breeds that have high genetic welfare levels and are therefore recommended for welfare-friendly breeding.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Societal issues, Risk management, Welfare indicators, Stress, Livestock farming system
Published in 2021
The CIWF's first ChickenTrack 2021 report, an EggTrack-based tool to track the progress of major food companies that have signed up to the Better Chicken Commitment to improve broiler welfare in, for example, the reduction of stocking densities, environmental enrichment, and the raising of slower-growing strains.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Housing, Human-animal relationships, Societal issues
Published in 2021
The CIWF's EggTrack 2021 report, tracking the progress made by major food companies in addressing the welfare of laying hens. It notes real progress towards cage-free rearing across the world, and the efforts made in France to provide access to the outdoors and to create winter gardens.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Housing, Human-animal relationships, Societal issues
Published in 2021
A scientific review comparing the welfare of laying hens and the sanitary quality of their eggs in free-range and indoor systems. It concludes that diseases are more frequent and severe and that there is a greater risk of Salmonella infections and the contamination of eggs by toxic industrial by-products in hens with access to the outdoors.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Societal issues, Risk management, Housing, Living environment, Livestock farming system, Pathogen transfer
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
Published in 2021
Scientific paper demonstrating the potential of lemon balm extracts to enhance the immunity of broiler chickens, with a view to reducing the use of antimicrobials. It describes the methodology for the production of stable lemon balm extracts in vitro and in chicken feed, and shows their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential ex vivo and using an experimental model for chickens whose initial conditions are suboptimal.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Enrichment
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