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Scientific Opinion on welfare aspects of the management and housing of the grand‐parent and parent stocks raised and kept for breeding purposes

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2010
This scientific opinion describes welfare aspects of the management and housing of the grand‐parent and parent stocks (broiler breeders) raised and kept for breeding purposes in EU member states.
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare
doaj   +1 more source

Urgent advice on lumpy skin disease

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2016
In order to assess the effects on disease spread and persistence of partial stamping out of only clinically affected animals in holdings where the presence of lumpy skin disease has been confirmed, against total stamping‐out policy of infected herds ...
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare
doaj   +1 more source

Animal Welfare Assessment

open access: yes, 2022
This chapter describes the general principles of animal welfare assessment. Although it focuses on farmed animals kept for food, the general principles described here are applicable to a wide variety of settings. Information on animal welfare can be used
Blokhuis, Harry,   +1 more
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Effects of human-animal relationship on animal productivity and welfare [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
This is a literature review of the effects of humans´ relationships with farm animals on animal productivity and welfare, including the following topics: definition of the concept and description of different tests that have been developed to measure ...
Alonso-Spilsbury, María   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Scientific Opinion on the influence of genetic parameters on the welfare and the resistance to stress of commercial broilers

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2010
This scientific opinion describes the influence of genetic parameters that have affected the welfare of commercial broilers. There is a lack of robust scientific data for Europe on welfare outcome indicators and these should be recorded independently and
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare
doaj   +1 more source

Scientific Opinion on Swine Vesicular Disease and Vesicular Stomatitis

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2012
SVD is a disease of pigs caused by a virus of the family Picornaviridae. All isolates are classified in a single serotype. The disease has been reported mainly in Italy.
EFSA Panel Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW)
doaj   +1 more source

Scientific Opinion on the use of low atmosphere pressure system (LAPS) for stunning poultry [PDF]

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2014
The EFSA’s Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW Panel) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the use of a low atmosphere pressure system (LAPS) for stunning poultry. Four documents were provided by the European Commission (EC) as the basis for
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW)
doaj   +1 more source

Animal Memory and Animal Welfare

open access: yesAnimal Welfare, 2001
AbstractRetrieved memories of emotionally laden events are likely to influence the ongoing emotional state and behaviour of animals. If animals consciously experience memories and/or associated emotions, then recall of aversive or pleasurable events will affect their welfare. Even if they do not, retrieval of these (non-conscious/implicit) memories may
Mendl, M   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Organic Dairy Cattle: Do European Union Regulations Promote Animal Welfare?

open access: yes, 2020
Animal welfare is an emerging concept in EU law; with the advent of specific regulations intending to protect animals. The approach taken by European lawmakers is to provide “minimum standards” for conventional farming; argued by some as failing to ...
Benjamin Lecorps   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Scientific Opinion on bluetongue serotype 8

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2011
To answer a question from the European Commission on the potential special characteristics of bluetongue virus (BTV) serotype 8 (BTV‐8) compared to other serotypes and their possible impact on the epidemiology of the disease, a systematic literature ...
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare
doaj   +1 more source

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