Published in 2020
This article describes a trial to establish the impacts of the cessation of tail docking on performance and tail biting on a pig farm.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Pain, Mutilation, Livestock farming system
Published in 2020
Description of a poultry house with a winter garden, of associated necessary changes to rearing methods and overview of turkey welfare.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Livestock buildings, Environment, Housing, Living environment, Livestock farming system
Published in 2019
Study of the impacts of tail docking in piglets on behavioural indicators of pain and stress and on Human-animal relationships.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Pain, Welfare indicators, Mutilation, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2019
Preview: “A total of 83 articles studying the relationships between pig personality, management and welfare were reviewed. A lack of consistency in terminology and methodology makes comparisons difficult. Studies have found links between personality, behavioral, and physiological traits. A framework is needed to incorporate pig personality into management and welfare."
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Vocalisation
Published in 2019
This study of contact calls between calves and their mothers shows that they have an individual distinctive character that can attract the social support of fellow calves. Knowledge of these indices of individuality could help farmers to better distinguish between animals for welfare or production purposes.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords: Maternity, Vocalisation
Published in 2020
Scientific opinion on welfare of rabbits, comparing six rearing systems: conventional cages, structurally enriched cages, raised hutches, floor hutches, outdoor/partial outdoor rearing and organic rearing.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Mammals
Keywords: Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Environment, Housing, Living environment, 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
Horses (Equus caballus) have a rich history of relationships with humans. Across different cultures and eras, they have been used for work, entertainment, cultural rituals, food, therapy and companionship and they continue to fulfil many of these roles today. As horses are one of the most commonly trained domestic animals, understanding how they learn and how their relationship with humans and other horses impacts their ability to learn can influence their welfare, training, breeding and management. Since, unlike dogs and cats, domesticated horses evolved from prey animals, the horse-human relationship raises interesting and unique scientific theoretical questions. There is still much to learn about the cognition and behaviour of horses from a scientific perspective. This review explores current research in three related areas of horse cognition: human-horse interactions, social learning, and independent learning in horses. Research on these topics is summarised and suggestions for future research are provided.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Learning, training, Cognitive processes, Human-animal relationships
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
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