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Improving animal health on organic dairy farms: Stakeholder views on policy options
(Sustainability, 2020-04-09) Benestar Animal
Although ensuring good animal health is a stated aim of organic livestock farming and an important reason why consumers purchase organic products, the health states actually achieved are comparable to ...
Neurobiology of environmental enrichment in pigs: hanges in monoaminergic neurotransmitters in several brain areas and in the hippocampal proteome
(Journal of Proteomics, 2020-08-16) Benestar Animal
Environmental enrichment in porcine farms improves animal welfare and leads to better public acceptance. To better understand the neurological mechanisms of the response to environmental enrichment, ...
The effect of feeder system and diet on welfare, performance and meat quality, of growing-finishing Iberian × Duroc pigs under high environmental temperatures
(Livestock Science, 2020-02-12) Benestar Animal; Nutrició Animal; Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
The present study investigated the replacement of 5% of starch (ST) by 5% of sunflower oil (SO), with or without feed restriction, in the diet of growing-finishing Iberian × Duroc pigs exposed to heat ...
The equipment used in the SF6 technique to estimate methane emissions has no major effect on dairy cow behavior
(Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021-01-29) Benestar Animal
The natural behavior of animals can be disrupted by the techniques and materials of research methodologies. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the equipment used in the SF6 tracer technique to ...
How target‑orientated is the use of homeopathy in dairy farming?—A survey in France, Germany and Spain
(Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2019-07-12) Benestar Animal
Background: Veterinary remedies are intended to support animals in their recovery from diseases. Treatment outcome
depends not only on the general effectiveness of the remedies themselves, but also on ...
African swine fever in wild boar
(EFSA Journal, 2018-07-11) Benestar Animal
The European Commission requested EFSA to compare the reliability of wild boar density estimates across the EU and to provide guidance to improve data collection methods. Currently, the only EU-wide ...
Rift Valley Fever – assessment of effectiveness of surveillance and control measures in the EU
(EFSA Journal, 2020-11-05) Benestar Animal
Effectiveness of surveillance and control measures against Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in Mayotte (overseas France) and in continental EU were assessed using mathematical models. Surveillance for early ...
To Provide a Double Feeder in Growing Pigs Housed under High Environmental Temperatures Reduces Social Interactions but Does Not Improve Weight Gains
(Animals, 2020-11-30) Benestar Animal; Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
Heat stress and competition for food are two major challenges in pigs reared in intensive
conditions. The aim of the present work was to study the e ect of providing a double feeder for pigs
reared ...
Housing and road transport modify the brain neurotransmitter systems of pigs: Do pigs raised in different conditions cope differently with unknown environments?
(PLoS ONE, 2019-01-16) Benestar Animal
How housing and transport conditions may affect welfare in porcine production is a leading topic in livestock research. This study investigated whether pigs present a different neurological response to ...
Health and welfare of rabbits farmed in different production systems
(EFSA Journal, 2020-01-09) Benestar Animal
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 ...