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Knowledge Hub

Welcome to the scientific and technical resource
platform of the FRCAW

The reference documents on animal welfare available from this hub have been selected by the expert members of the FRCAW steering committee.

The hub provides access to various types of document covering all the sectors and species that fall within the FRCAW's remit: 

  • scientific documents that have been subject to an independent peer-review process, including expert opinions, articles, longer works, overviews and reviews
  • regulatory documents and certifications
  • technical documents resulting from technical research - articles, guides to good practice, books, reviews

The default setting for results is by date of publication (newest to oldest). 

This platform is regularly updated.

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Total: 1360 documents on the resource platform

The Industry Benchmark on Decapod Crustacean Welfare

Published in 2024

Snapshot 2023 report which ranks the UK's leading seafood retailers, producers, processors and wholesalers according to the welfare standards they apply to decapod crustaceans.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Arthropods

Key words: Animal trade, Pain, Mutilation

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Rencontre animal welfare au Salon International de l’Agriculture 2023 : Révision de la réglementation sur le bien-être animal : des initiatives françaises à porter à l’Europe – présentations des intervenants

Published in 2023

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Effects of electrical and percussive stunning on neural, ventilatory and cardiac responses of rainbow trout

Published in 2025

Study evaluating the effectiveness of dry and percussive electrical stunning for the ethical slaughter of rainbow trout. The results indicate that percussivestunning is more effective, while dry electrical stunning requires further research before it can be validated as a humane slaughter method.

Document types : Scientific paper

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords: Animal-based measurement, Consciousness, Pain, Euthanasia, Brain integration

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The role of ethical orientation in animal welfare choice behaviour: A segmentation study

Published in 2025

Scoping review showing that consumers' ethical views (ethical orientation) strongly influence their preferences on animal welfare measures, with a particular focus on access to outdoors for animals.

Document types : Scientific paper

Animal categories: Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Poultry

Keywords: Carcass quality, Livestock buildings, Environment, Housing, Living environment, Pollution, Societal issues, livestock farming system

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A field approach to observing changes in behavioural welfare indicators over 2 years in stabled horses

Published in 2024

Article describing behavioral variations in stabled horses at 2-year intervals. Among the welfare indicators observed at the individual level, aggressive behaviour towards humans increased, while resting postures decreased. Other observed behaviours (stereotypies, withdrawal, alert and observation postures) did not change significantly over time.

Document types : Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Animal adaptation to environment, Aggression, Aggressiveness, Animal-based measurement, Welfare indicators, Housing, Personality, Human-animal relationship, Behavioral disorders

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