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Social Choice and Welfare, 2022 I propose a framework to evaluate the social gains from policies regarding animals. The model considers both the welfare of animals and humans. The gains in animal welfare are estimated by considering the violations of the animals' fundamental freedoms weighted for each species. I apply this framework to twenty policy proposals targeting wild, domestic,
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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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Scientific Opinion on bluetongue serotype 8
EFSA 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 ...
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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 ...
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Urgent advice on lumpy skin disease
EFSA 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 ...
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Scientific Opinion on Rift Valley fever [PDF]
EFSA Journal, 2013 Based on a comprehensive review of literature and OIE (World Animal Health Organisation) outbreak reports, this scientific opinion reports, first, that there is no evidence that Rift Valley fever (RVF) has spread to previously uninfected countries during
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Scientific Opinion on the risk of entry of Aethina tumida and Tropilaelaps spp. in the EU [PDF]
EFSA Journal, 2013 Small hive beetle (SHB) and Tropilaelaps are bee diseases considered exotic in the EU. SHBis a flying coleopteran that can be attracted to the odours of bees and bee products.
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Bluetongue: control, surveillance and safe movement of animals
EFSA Journal, 2017 The performance of different bluetongue control measures related to both vaccination and protection from bluetongue virus (BTV) vectors was assessed. By means of a mathematical model, it was concluded that when vaccination is applied on 95% of animals ...
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Scientific Opinion on the use of carbon dioxide for stunning rabbits [PDF]
EFSA Journal, 2013 The Panel on Animal Health and Welfare was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the use of carbon dioxide for stunning rabbits. Specifically, EFSA was asked to give its view on the findings of the study performed by the Polytechnic University of ...
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Animal Welfare, 1993 AbstractWhen individual vertebrates loose grip on their life conditions stress symptoms appear and their welfare becomes problematic. Present day research supports the view that stress can originate when an organism experiences a substantial reduction of predictability and/or controllability (PIC) of relevant events. Behavioural (conflict and disturbed
Wiepkema, P.R., Koolhaas, J.M.
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