Scientific Opinion on monitoring procedures at slaughterhouses for pigs
This scientific opinion proposes toolboxes of welfare indicators for developing monitoring procedures at slaughterhouses for pigs stunned with the head‐only electrical method or carbon dioxide at high concentration.
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW)
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Scientific Opinion on Rift Valley fever [PDF]
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
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW)
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Animal welfare, agency, and animal-computer interaction [PDF]
Recent discussions in animal welfare have emphasised the importance of animal agency—the ability of animals to make choices and exert control over their environment in a way that aligns with their needs and preferences.
Heather Browning +3 more
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Structural insights and therapeutic targets in Acinetobacter baumannii capsule biosynthesis
Hypervirulent KL49 A. baumannii's capsular polysaccharide contains the nonulosonic acid 8‐epi‐Leg5,7Ac2, synthesized by epimerization via ElaA, ElaB, and ElaC. Crystal structures of ElaA, ElaB, and ElaC reveal their role in CMP‐Leg5,7Ac2 synthesis and regioselective C8 epimerization.
Woo Cheol Lee +7 more
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The Welfare of Cattle kept for Beef Production [PDF]
Content: 1) Introduction 2) State of the Industry 3) Hosing Systems 4) Behaviour of Cattle 5)Effect of Housing on the Welfare of the Animals 6) the effects of Management on Cattle Welfare 7)Futere Research Needed 8) Conclusions 9 ...
Scientific Committee on Animal Health and Animal Welfare
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Scientific Opinion on monitoring procedures at slaughterhouses for sheep and goats
This scientific opinion proposes toolboxes of welfare indicators for developing monitoring procedures at slaughterhouses for sheep and goats stunned with the head‐only electrical method or slaughtered without stunning. In particular, the opinion proposes
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW)
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Scientific Opinion on the risk of entry of Aethina tumida and Tropilaelaps spp. in the EU [PDF]
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.
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW)
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Modelling stem cell differentiation related processes—A practical overview for biologists
Stem cell differentiation is complex and difficult to control experimentally. This review introduces suitable computational modelling approaches that can support stem cell research, from mechanistic ODE and abstract models to multiscale and deep learning methods.
Ricco Zeegelaar +4 more
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Scientific Opinion on porcine epidemic diarrhoea and emerging porcine deltacoronavirus
In the last decade, many porcine epidemic diarrhoea (PED) outbreaks have been reported by several countries in Asia whereas only a few Member States of the European Union (EU) have reported PED clinical cases and/or PED virus (PEDV)‐seropositive animals.
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW)
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Scientific Opinion on the use of carbon dioxide for stunning rabbits [PDF]
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 ...
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW)
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