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Welfare of calves [PDF]

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2023
This Scientific Opinion addresses a European Commission request on the welfare of calves as part of the Farm to Fork strategy. EFSA was asked to provide a description of common husbandry systems and related welfare consequences, as well as measures to prevent or mitigate the hazards leading to them. In addition, recommendations on three specific issues
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Animal Welfare (AHAW)   +27 more
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A One Welfare approach to identify socioeconomic vulnerability in families during investigations into companion animal abuse in Pinhais, Brazil

open access: yesAnimal Welfare, 2023
A One Welfare approach allows intervention to resolve problems related to the human-animal-environment interface. However, in Brazil and many other countries, there is poor communication between human and animal welfare services.
Stefany Monsalve   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Condition of bob veal calves on arrival at an abattoir in Ohio

open access: yesAnimal Welfare, 2023
Previous research has shown surplus dairy calves arrive at ‘formula-fed’ veal operations in North America in sub-optimal condition; however, little is known about the condition of ‘bob’ veal calves on arrival at abattoirs.
Zachary A England   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A survey of handling and transportation of UK farmed deer

open access: yesAnimal Welfare, 2023
Studies on the transport of deer (Cervidae), in the UK, were published > 15 years ago. A more recent study of deer transport is required to allow for assessments and improvements to the transport of farmed deer.
Samuel J Pearce   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does housing system affect horse welfare? The AWIN welfare assessment protocol applied to horses kept in an outdoor group-housing system: The ‘parcours’

open access: yesAnimal Welfare, 2023
Outdoor group housing is generally reported as being beneficial to the welfare of horses compared to single boxes, being considered to show greater similarities with the living conditions of feral horses, allowing full expression of behaviours such as ...
Francesca Dai   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A systematic review on whether regenerative agriculture improves animal welfare: A qualitative analysis with a One Welfare perspective

open access: yesAnimal Welfare, 2023
The welfare of animals in food-production systems is a cause of concern to the public. Regenerative agriculture was first used by the Rodale Institute and proposes to regenerate degraded components of ecosystems, aiming to be more than just sustainable ...
Matías Javier Hargreaves-Méndez   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predictors of successful diversion of cats and dogs away from animal shelter intake: Analysis of data from a self-rehoming website

open access: yesAnimal Welfare, 2023
As animals experience distress in animal shelters, leaders call for increased efforts to divert intake of companion animals away from shelters. One novel intake diversion strategy is supported self-rehoming, where owners find new homes for their animals ...
Lexis H Ly, Alexandra Protopopova
doaj   +1 more source

Behavioural effects of noise on Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) in a walk-through enclosure

open access: yesAnimal Welfare, 2023
Anthropogenic noise has been related to stress in captive animals; despite this there have been few studies on animal welfare assessment in walk-through zoo enclosures. We aimed to investigate the behavioural effects of noise on a male-female pair of two-
Yuri Garcia de Abreu Rezende   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of score parameters for severity assessment of surgery and liver cirrhosis in rats

open access: yesAnimal Welfare, 2023
Severity assessment in animals is an ongoing field of research. In particular, the question of objectifiable and meaningful parameters of score-sheets, as well as their best combination, arise.
Johanne C Krueger   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perceptions of the rabbit as a low investment ‘starter pet’ lead to negative impacts on its welfare: Results of two Danish surveys

open access: yesAnimal Welfare, 2023
Concerns over compromised companion rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus) welfare are widespread. The welfare problems have been linked to the perception of rabbits as low investment ‘children’s pets.’ To test this hypothesis and investigate the ...
Cecilie Ravn Skovlund   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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