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Animal welfare in the reformed Common Agricultural Policy: wherefore art thou? [PDF]
, 2015 Against the backdrop of the recently reformed Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), this article considers the potential for improved standards of farm animal welfare within the Treaty objectives of the European Union.
Ryland, Diane
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Modelling Farm Animal Welfare [PDF]
Animals, 2013 The use of models in the life sciences has greatly expanded in scope and advanced in technique in recent decades. However, the range, type and complexity of models used in farm animal welfare is comparatively poor, despite the great scope for use of modeling in this field of research.
Lisa Collins, Cherie E. Part
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Update on oral vaccination of foxes and raccoon dogs against rabies
EFSA Journal, 2015 An assessment of a report issued by the European Commission in 2002 is presented about the oral vaccination of foxes against rabies, as well as additional topics such as the rabies aetiology and its occurrence in Europe, the target species for oral ...
Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW)
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Scientific Opinion on welfare aspects of the use of perches for laying hens
EFSA Journal, 2015 This opinion investigated the use of perches for laying hens in cage and non‐cage systems. It is based on various activities reviewing the effects of perch height and design on hen health and welfare.
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Animal Welfare (AHAW)
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Utilitarianism and animal cruelty: Further doubts [PDF]
, 2016 Utilitarianism has an apparent pedigree when it comes to animal welfare. It supports the view that animal welfare matters just as much as human welfare. And many utilitarians support and oppose various practices in line with more mainstream concern over ...
Davies, Ben
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Scientific Opinion on the assessment of dairy cow welfare in small‐scale farming systems
EFSA Journal, 2015 This opinion reviews information on small‐scale dairy cow farming systems in Europe, including the impact of production diseases on welfare of cows, and proposes a methodology for welfare assessment in those systems.
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Animal Welfare (AHAW)
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Scientific Opinion on lumpy skin disease [PDF]
EFSA Journal, 2015 Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a viral disease of cattle characterised by severe losses, especially in naive animals. LSD is endemic in many African and Asian countries, and it is rapidly spreading throughout the Middle East, including Turkey.
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW)
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Scientific Opinion on canine leishmaniosis
EFSA Journal, 2015 This Scientific Opinion presents a characterisation of canine leishmaniosis (CanL) in Europe and its potential for spreading. The efficacy of available preventative measures to protect dogs against CanL was assessed, with the objective of mitigating the ...
EFSA Panel Animal Health and Welfare
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Scientific Opinion on infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) [PDF]
EFSA Journal, 2012 Atlantic salmon is the only species in which the disease infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) has been observed naturally. Initial reports of findings of infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) before 2002, did not distinguish between non virulent HPR0 and ...
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW)
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Public call for data on health and welfare aspects of genetic selection of broilers
EFSA Journal, 2009 The European Commission has requested the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to gather and assess all data available and produce two scientific opinions on: the influence of genetic selection on the welfare and resistance to stress of commercial ...
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare
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