Published in 2020
Evaluation of the effects of resistant starch and fermented soyanimal welfaren fibre on the reproductive performance and stress status of sows
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Stress
Published in 2019
In its conclusions, the Council invites the Commission to develop a new EU strategy for the protection and welfare of animals founded on the lessons learned from the 2012-2015 strategy. The Council also encourages the Commission and Member States to launch communications and public education initiatives on the fundamental role of good animal welfare in promoting animal health, food safety and a sustainable agri-food sector.
Document Types: Opinions
Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2019
Diagnostic handbook for pig farmers. Intended to promote the importance of appropriate interventions to optimise pig health.
Document Types: Technical work
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Lactation, Maternity, Prenatal issues, Weaning, Livestock farming system
Published in 2008
This book explains observation, the sensory world of horses, their round-the-clock activities, the ways they can communicate, their social structures and the constraints imposed by domestication and temperament. It teaches the reader how horses are broken in and how to observe them. It is intended for everyone wanting to increase their knowledge of horses.
Document Types: Technical work
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Learning, training, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2015
Protocol for assessing the welfare of donkeys on farms using environmental and animal indicators
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Welfare indicators, Housing, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2016
This review brings together all the recommendations informed by recent science on the use of fodder for horses. It covers the different types of fodder, conservation methods, hygiene levels, feeding behaviour, composition, digestion and digestibility and the effects of these on health and performance.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Livestock farming system
Published in 2017
Whether you are a rider, breeder, teacher or horse owner, you will find everything on horse welfare in this "go-to" text from the French Horse and Riding Institute. Nowadays, there is a real awareness of welfare issues for animals, and the horse is no exception to this. What is currently considered to be good or bad practice? What scientific evidence is there? What might future developments look like and what are the regulations? In order to answer these questions, this book offers the reader information that is informed by science and presented in a form that can be understood and used by both professionals and amateurs. With a context-setting preface and introduction written by Axel Kahn and Sylvie Brunel, the wealth of bibliographical research carried out by Christine Briant and her team makes it possible to grasp the concept of equine welfare (including that of donkeys and ponies), and to apply it to feeding, housing, health and behaviour.
Document Types: Scientific work
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Anxiety, Learning, Training, Livestock buildings, Pain, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing, Restraint equipment, Memory, Living environment, Fear, Cognitive processes, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system, Transport, Vocalisation
Published in 2019
This 12-page leaflet summarises the main principles to follow in order to improve the welfare of horses.
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Anxiety, Learning, Training, Housing, Living environment, Fear, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2018
This book provides up-to-date and comprehensive information on donkeys, with the aim of improving their health and welfare. It focuses in particular on the characteristics of the species compared with other members of the equidae family. It includes a chapter on behaviour which is fundamental to the understanding of this unique animal and key to the clinical signs and requirements for handling, feeding and treatment.
Document Types: Technical work
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Anxiety, Pain, Welfare indicators, Fear, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2005
Preview: “In this Opinion, based on the scientific data as well as the experience of the Working Group’s Report we draw some conclusions and make recommendations as well as giving pointers for future research. Overall there is a serious lack of information and scientific studies on the farming of this species compared with other farmed species, particularly on welfare. While there are few data on the types of rabbit farming systems it can be generally considered to be intensive with rabbits being reared in cages rather than being kept in large areas equivalent to a free-range style as with some other farmed species. The Panel recommends that such data be collected.”
Document Types: Opinions
Keywords: Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Animal-based measurements, Livestock buildings, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing, Livestock farming system
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