This Scientific Opinion addresses a European Commission's mandate on the welfare of dairy cows as part of the Farm to Fork strategy. It includes three assessments carried out based on literature reviews and complemented by expert opinion. Assessment 1 describes the most prevalent housing systems...
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Nielsen, S. S.; Alvarez, J.; Bicout, D. J.; Calistri, P.; Canali, E.; Drewe, J. A.; Garin-Bastuji, B.; Rojas, J. L. G.; Schmidt, C. G.; Herskin, M.; Michel, V.; Chueca, M. Á. M.; Padalino, B.; Roberts, H. C.; Spoolder, H.; Stahl, K.; Velarde, A.; Viltrop, A.; Roches, A. de B. des; Jensen, M. B.; Mee, J.; Green, M.; Thulke, H. H.; Bailly-Caumette, E.; Candiani, D.; Lima, E.; Stede, Y. van der; Winckler, C.
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Wiley, Oxford, UK
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EFSA Journal, 2023, 21, 5,
The AGRI committee of the European Parliament requested EFSA to assess the welfare of rabbits farmed in different production systems, including organic production, and to update its 2005 scientific opinion about the health and welfare of rabbits kept for meat production. Considering reproducing...
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Nielsen, S. S.; Alvarez, J.; Bicout, D. J.; Calistri, P.; Depner, K.; Drewe, J. A.; Garin-Bastuji, B.; Rojas, J. L. G.; Schmidt, C. G.; Michel, V.; Chueca, M. Á. M.; Roberts, H. C.; Sihvonen, L. H.; Spoolder, H.; Stahl, K.; Calvo, A. V.; Viltrop, A.; Buijs, S.; Edwards, S.; Candiani, D.; Mosbach-Schulz, O.; Stede, Y. van der; Winckler, C.
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Wiley, Oxford, UK
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EFSA Journal, 2020, 18, 1, pp e05944
Freestall availability affects cattle behaviour and most studies in this area have focused on overstocking. We studied the effects of three levels of stall availability, including both over- and understocking on the time budgets and agonistic interactions in 36 dairy cattle in four stable groups....
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Winckler, C.; Tucker, C. B.; Weary, D. M.
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Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2015, 170, pp 14-19
Providing cattle with access to pasture has been shown to yield benefits, including access to more space, fewer agonistic interactions, better air quality, and the ability to perform a greater range of normal behaviors. Preference for pasture appears to depend on several parameters, including...
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Falk, A. C.; Weary, D. M.; Winckler, C.; Keyserlingk, M. A. G. von
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Elsevier Inc., Philadelphia, USA
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Journal of Dairy Science, 2012, 95, 11, pp 6409-6415
This scientific opinion focuses on the welfare of laying hens, pullets and layer breeders on farm. The most relevant husbandry systems used in Europe are described. For each system, highly relevant welfare consequences were identified, as well as related animal-based measures (ABMs), and hazards...
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Nielsen, S. S.; Alvarez, J.; Bicout, D. J.; Calistri, P.; Canali, E.; Drewe, J. A.; Garin-Bastuji, B.; Gonzales Rojas, J. L.; Schmidt, C. G.; Herskin, M.; Miranda Chueca, M. Á.; Padalino, B.; Pasquali, P.; Roberts, H. C.; Spoolder, H.; Stahl, K.; Velarde, A.; Viltrop, A.; Winckler, C.; Estevez, I.; Guinebretière, M.; Rodenburg, B.; Schrader, L.; Tiemann, I.; Niekerk, T. van; Ardizzone, M.; Ashe, S.; Hempen, M.; Mosbach-Schulz, O.; Gimeno, C. R.; Stede, Y. van der; Vitali, M.; Michel, V.
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Wiley, Oxford, UK
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EFSA Journal, 2023, 21, 2,
The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of reduced stocking density in combination with provision of additional enrichment material on pig welfare on-farm. On three growing-finishing farms in Austria, in total 974, 413, and 70 pigs were kept at 1 m2/pig and straw or hay in a rack as...
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Schodl, K.; Wiesauer, L.; Winckler, C.; Leeb, C.
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Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021, 7, December,
This Scientific Opinion considers the welfare of domestic fowl (Gallus gallus) related to the production of meat (broilers) and includes the keeping of day-old chicks, broiler breeders, and broiler chickens. Currently used husbandry systems in the EU are described. Overall, 19 highly relevant ...
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Nielsen, S. S.; Alvarez, J.; Bicout, D. J.; Calistri, P.; Canali, E.; Drewe, J. A.; Garin-Bastuji, B.; Gonzales Rojas, J. L.; Schmidt, C. G.; Herskin, M. S.; Miranda Chueca, M. Á.; Padalino, B.; Pasquali, P.; Roberts, H. C.; Spoolder, H.; Stahl, K.; Velarde, A.; Viltrop, A.; Winckler, C.; Tiemann, I.; Jong, I. de; Gebhardt-Henrich, S. G.; Keeling, L.; Riber, A. B.; Ashe, S.; Candiani, D.; Matas, R. G.; Hempen, M.; Mosbach-Schulz, O.; Gimeno, C. R.; Stede, Y. van der; Vitali, M.; Bailly-Caumette, E.; Michel, V.
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Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
EFSA Journal, 2023, 21, 2,
Housing conditions for dairy cows are thought to affect lameness, but almost no experimental work has addressed this link. The aim was to assess the effect of one feature of free-stall design, the position of the neck rail, testing the prediction that cows will be more likely to become lame if...
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Bernardi, F.; Fregonesi, J.; Winckler, C.; Veira, D. M.; Keyserlingk, M. A. G. von; Weary, D. M.
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American Dairy Science Association, Savoy, USA
Citation
Journal of Dairy Science, 2009, 92, 7, pp 3074-3080
This scientific opinion focuses on the welfare of pigs on farm, and is based on literature and expert opinion. All pig categories were assessed: gilts and dry sows, farrowing and lactating sows, suckling piglets, weaners, rearing pigs and boars. The most relevant husbandry systems used in Europe...
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Nielsen, S. S.; Alvarez, J.; Bicout, D. J.; Calistri, P.; Canali, E.; Drewe, J. A.; Garin-Bastuji, B.; Rojas, J. L. G.; Schmidt, G.; Herskin, M.; Michel, V.; Chueca, M. Á. M.; Padalino, B.; Roberts, H. C.; Stahl, K.; Velarde, A.; Viltrop, A.; Winckler, C.; Edwards, S.; Ivanova, S.; Leeb, C.; Wechsler, B.; Fabris, C.; Lima, E.; Mosbach-Schulz, O.; Stede, Y. van der; Vitali, M.; Spoolder, H.
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Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
EFSA Journal, 2022, 20, 8,
The number of group-housed, non-lactating sows is increasing rapidly in Europe. However, systematic information of the between-sow variation in animal welfare related factors under various on-farm conditions is lacking. Indicators of feed intake, fear of humans and social behaviour in...
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Kongsted, A. G.; Hermansen, J. E.; Kristensen, T.
Publisher
Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW), Wheathampstead, UK
Citation
Animal Welfare, 2007, 16, 2, pp 263-266