geese and quail • Dairy cows • Assistance on cat and dogs EFSA mandates (2022-2030) Main recommendations in EFSA opinions Source EFSA End of cage age : options for pigs To phase out and finally prohibit the use of farrowing crates and sow stalls, where not already prohibited. Possible options : • requiring group housing for sows after weaning and zero [...] cage age : options for calves • Laying hens and pullets, at minimum single or multi-tier barn systems; • Ducks, geese and quails, at minimum collective pens with sufficient space and enrichment; • Broiler and layer breeders, • At minimum barn systems • Possibility of an exemption for pedigree breeding birds and great-grand parents End of cage age : option [...] use of cages for: laying hens, rabbits, pullets, broiler breeders, layer breeders, quail, ducks, geese, sows and calves. ECI Communication (C(2021)4747): Propose to phase out and finally prohibit the use of cage systems, for all the species and categories referred to in the ECI, under conditions (including the length of the transition period) to be determined
Microsoft PowerPoint - 06 DCAW 2012 edwards AnimalAnimal--based indicators for welfare and disease based indicators for welfare and disease -- current status and prospects for usecurrent status and prospects for use Sandra Edwards Newcastle University, UK sandra.edwards@ncl.ac.uk DCAW, 21 November 2012 Why do we need onWhy do we need on--farm farm Welfare [...] good welfare?What do animals need for good welfare? The Five FreedomsThe Five Freedoms Assessing Freedom from Injury and Disease Assessing Freedom from Injury and Disease l Resource (input) measures – biosecurity and hygiene – physical and social risk factors l Records (outcome) – mortality – medicine use l Animal-based (outcome) measures – prevalence [...] detailed measures on pregnant and lactating sows and their litters l EFSA 2011: Scientific Opinion on the use of animal-based measures to assess welfare in pigs “Animal-based measures can be used effectively in the evaluation of the on-farm welfare of pigs in relation to laws, codes of practice, quality assurance schemes and management” l EU Strategy for
OF ANIMAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES AARHUS UNIVERSITY Æg- (Larsen, 2022) DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES AARHUS UNIVERSITY 9 NOVEMBER 2023 SENIOR RESEARCHER ANJA BRINCH RIBER VELFÆRDSMÆSSIGE KONSEKVENSER VED OVERGANGEN FRA BUR TIL ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMER ANJA BRINCH RIBER 9 NOVEMBER 2023 SENIOR RESEARCHER DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL AND VETERINARY [...] OF ANIMAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES AARHUS UNIVERSITY FOR DYRENE: FJERPILNING OG SKADER PÅ FJERDRAGTEN (Rodenburg et al., 2008) @Anja B. Riber ANJA BRINCH RIBER 9 NOVEMBER 2023 SENIOR RESEARCHER DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES AARHUS UNIVERSITY FOR DYRENE: DØDELIGHED (Rodenburg et al., 2008) @Anja B. Riber DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL AND VETERINARY [...] EFSA anbefaler: Provide dry and friable litter, available at all times, supplemented by other enrichments Provide a covered veranda for all birds. House flocks with easily accessible, elevated platforms and/or perches. Reduce the stocking density to give birds enough space to perform behaviours. DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES AARHUS UNIVERSITY
areas, connectivity and co-existence – Rewilding focuses on the recovery of ecological processes, interactions and conditions based on reference ecosystems – Rewilding recognizes that ecosystems are dynamic and constantly changing – Rewilding is adaptive and dependent on monitoring and feedback – Rewilding requires local engagement and support 7 *Carver [...] space back to wildlife and returning wildlife back to the land, as well as to the seas. Rewilding means the mass recovery of ecosystems and the life-supporting functions they provide. Rewilding is about allowing natural processes to shape whole ecosystems so that they work in all their colorful complexity to give life to the land and the seas • Global Charter [...] nutrient-poor grass- and heathlands—Evidence from a large-scale survey • Grazing vs abandonment compared at 5 sites – Grazing increased plant species richness, especially of endangered species – In grazed sites reduction of green biomass, litter and woody species were typical – Species on grazed sites were mostly small-growing and followed a ruderal strategy
chute score, and exit velocity. Measurements were taken on the day of shipment to the feedlot. Following is a summary of results. •Exit velocity and pen scores were highly correlated. As pen scores increased, so did exit velocity. •Breed of sire had a significant effect on all three temperament measurements and on feedlot performance and carcass traits [...] traits. •As pen score and exit velocity increased, treatments costs and number of days treated increased, while avg. daily gain and final body wt. decreased. •As pen score increased, net profit per head tended to decline: •1=$121.89 •2=$100.98 •3=$107.18 •4=$83.75 •5=$80.81 These results are in agreement with similar research conducted at Iowa State, Texas [...] What bring psychology, sociology and ergonomy in our understanding on the Human-farm animal relationship? Work organisation Attitudes towards the work with animals Attitude behaviour fear welfare and productivity Eleveur Animal Stress External factors tempérament, mood Personnalite, age, sex ( for reviews Hemsworth and Boivin 2011, Boivin et al, 2012)
Multi-dimensional concept • Different paradigms, concerns, personal and environmental determinants shape different views across stakeholders, including the public and consumers • Despite shared importance ratings and areas of agreement (e.g. animal health and feeding), potential areas of dispute and differentiation persist • The importance of the animal welfare [...] the public and consumers • Growing ambivalence towards animal production • Gap between citizen attitude versus consumer behavior • Low degree of activation of values and attitudes • Potential for creative marketers and product developers Miele & Bock( 2007), Int J Soc Food Agr; Grunert (2006), Meat Sci The concept of farm animal welfare and different [...] concerns and exert political pressure – “Combine animal nature and maximal care”* • Government – Regulate animal welfare as a public good – Deal with this externality to livestock production – Respond to public debate / political pressure • Citizens – the public – Attitudinal and value-based perspective – “Focus on icons like space, straw and outdoor
the stress response of the transported animals under summer and winter conditions? – Do the animals show resting behaviour during transport and does this depend on different loading densities and times? Transport of Pigs 24 Transports a) 2 Saisons: Summer and Winter b) 2 Durations: 4 hours and 8 hours c) 2 Loading Densities: 0,70 m²/125 kg (national law [...] Titel Wissenschaftler Adresse Impacts of loading density, transport duration, and seasonality on animal welfare indicators of slaughter pigs during and after transport Michael Marahrens Institute for Animal Welfare and Animal Husbandry Friedrich – Loeffler – Institute, Celle, Germany Questions: – Are the current transports of slaughter pigs reaching [...] together or for the journey sections of the 4h and 8h transports, for the two loading densities and the seasons separately. * = significant Projekt on Pig Transport The proportions of sitting/standing/lying are • independent of the loading density • depending on the internal temperature: -> lying and sitting increase with increasing temperature • depending
be protected from starvation? Should they have hoof care? Should they have veterinary intervention and if so, when and when not? What kinds of interactions are possible (should they be fed or not fed? Should they be petted? Should they be friendly and acclimated with humans, dogs, etc.?) Domestication as Disorientation Heather Swanson, 2018 ‘I propose [...] considered wild or tame? Katy Overstreet Assistant Professor, The Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen November 10th, 2021 Photo by Inger Anneberg ‘Wild’ and ‘Domesticated’ WILD Outside of human control and human care Self-regulating Disordered/uncivilized Populations (to some extent) DOMESTICATED/TAME Subject to human control Brought into the domus Ord [...] propose that we might reimagine domestication as a process of disorientation, a process of disrupting humans’ and nonhumans’ ties to landscapes to make the domus central to their worlds’ (2018:152) Photo: hatcheryinternational.com and Getty Florida Cracker Cattle Photos courtesy of libestockconservancy.org Hefted sheep Photo by Kenneth Olwig 2013 Thank
8 ... [L]et our workshops remain in Europe. It is better to carry provisions and materials to workmen there... The loss by the transportation of commodities across the Atlantic will be made up in happiness and permanence of government. Thomas Jefferson, 1787. 9 “Drowsy and exhausted, the poor creatures fall too often among the machinery, which is not [...] WELFARE, PUBLIC TRUST, AND PROFESSIONAL ANIMAL PRODUCTION David Fraser Animal Welfare Program University of British Columbia 2 World-views Romantic ▪ simple, basic life ▪ nature as an ideal ▪ emotion ▪ freedom of individual ▪ Golden Age in the past Productivity 3 “… progress in wealth, in civilization, in social organization, in art and literature, even in [...] off.” Bizup 2003. Manufacturing Culture: Vindications of Early Victorian Industry. The “Factory Acts” 10 The “Factory Acts” 1802 Ventilation and cleaning 1844 Machinery to be fenced 1901 Protection from dust and fumes 1901 7 metres3 per person 1937 11 metres3 per person The “Factory Acts” 1819 12-h day for children 9-16 1833 9-h day for children
The way in which domestic cats are kept and bred has changed dramatically over the last two centuries. Notably, a significant number of cats are kept indoors, most of them are neutered and many are selectively bred. This likely has consequences for their welfare. A few studies link housing, neuter status and breeding in cats to risks of welfare problems [...] the risks and document the prevalence of risk factors. It builds on results from a questionnaire sent to a representative sample of the Danish population. Using the responses from cat owners who keep cats in the home (n = 378), the project aims to investigate how indoor confinement, neutering and selective breeding affect health, behaviour and other factors [...] Bjørnvad, SV Kondrup and TB Lund (2016). Danskere og katte - resultater fra en repræsentativ spørgeskemaundersøgelse. DVT 05: 10-15 Præsentationer: Sandøe P, AP Nørspang, TB Lund, CR Bjørnvad & Björn Forkman (2016). Cats as a potential causes of conflict and controversy – report from a representative questionnaire study of Danes and their relations to