Subject: Health /Diseases

Leg health of meat chickens: impact on welfare, consumer behaviour, and the role of environmental enrichment

V. Phibbs, P. J. Groves, W. I. Muir

Published in 2021

A scientific review of animal welfare and consumer attitudes to broiler welfare. Leg disorders, techniques for assessing leg health, and possibilities for enriching the birds' environment to improve their mobility and leg health are described.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Pain, Enrichment, Welfare indicators

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Guide to good welfare practice for equidae

Horse industry

Published in 2021

The first draft of the Guide de bonnes pratiques pour l’application des engagements de la charte pour le bien-être des équidés was submitted for evaluation to Anses, which issued its opinion in January 2021. This revised version 2.0, which incorporates Anses's recommendations, was validated by the Ministry of Agriculture on 15 July 2021.

Document Types: Good practice guide

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Consciousness, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Pain

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ICAR Poster on Hoof Health - French translation

ICAR

Published in 2021

French translation of a poster showing images of the main hoof lesions to be found in cattle, to enable differential diagnosis to be carried out. It complements the ICAR atlas on hoof health.

Document Types: Technical review

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines

Keywords:Pain

Invited review: The welfare of dairy cattle housed in tiestalls compared to less-restrictive housing types: A systematic review

Annabelle Beaver, Daniel M. Weary, Marina A.G. von Keyserlingk

Published in 2021

Systematic review of the scientific literature on the comparison of welfare indicators, including emotional status, natural behaviour and health of tethered and loose-housed cows. It shows differences in the prevalence of some diseases between the two types of housing and changes to some natural behaviours in tethered housing. There is insufficient data on the emotional state of the animals.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Housing, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators

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Invited review: The welfare of young calves transported by road

Natalie Roadknight, Peter Mansell, Ellen Jongman, Natalie Courtman, Andrew Fisher

Published in 2021

Threats to animal welfare during transport, listing the specific risk factors and proposing measures to ensure better welfare.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Welfare indicators, Fear, Stress, Transport

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One Health - Un Monde, une seule Santé – Le nécessaire décloisonnement entre santé de l’homme et santé de l’animal

Académie des Sciences, Académie de Médecine, Académie Vétérinaire de France, Académie nationale de Pharmacie

Published in 2021

Opinion of the four French scientific academies on the implementation of the One Health principle, concluding that progress has been limited and that human and veterinary medicine and research operate in silos. It recommends that closer ties should be created between the human and animal health professional sectors.

Document Types: Opinions

Keywords:Environment, Human-animal relationships, Livestock farming system

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Dairy farmers' heterogeneous preferences for animal welfare-enhancing flooring properties: A mixed logit approach applied in Sweden

E. Owusu-Sekyere, H. Hanssona, E. Telezhenko

Published in 2021

Article showing that Swedish dairy farmers have different opinions on the flooring characteristics that impact animal welfare and therefore on the choice of flooring for their facilities.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines

Keywords:Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing

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Equine-Assisted Interventions (EAIs) for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): Behavioural and Physiological Indices of Stress in Domestic Horses (Equus caballus) during Riding Sessions

Laura Contalbrigo, Marta Borgi, Marta De Santis, Barbara Collacchi, Adele Tuozzi, Marica Toson, Veronica Redaelli, Rosangela Odore, Cristina Vercelli, Annalisa Stefani, Fabio Luzi, Emanuela Valle, Francesca Cirulli

Published in 2021

Scientific paper comparing behavioural and physiological signs of stress in horses participating in standardised equine assisted intervention (EAI) sessions with those of children with and without autism. The results show that EAI sessions are stressful for horses, regardless of the type of rider.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Recommendations for Ensuring Good Welfare of Horses Used for Industrial Blood, Serum, or Urine Production

Xavier Manteca Vilanova, Bonnie Beaver, Mette Uldahl, Patricia V. Turner

Published in 2021

Article summarising the current recommendations for the welfare of horses used by the pharmaceutical industry for the production of blood or urine derivatives.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships

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Impact of parasites on Australian laying hen welfare

Peter J. Groves

Published in 2021

Scientific review of the increase in intestinal parasites in Australian poultry in cage-free and free-range production systems, especially in organic systems where no effective anthelmintics are permitted.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Environment, Living environment, Livestock farming system

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