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Scientific opinion concerning the killing of rabbits for purposes other than slaughter
(EFSA Journal, 2020-01-10) Benestar Animal
Rabbits of different ages may have to be killed on-farm for purposes other than slaughter (where
slaughter is defined as killing for human consumption) either individually or on a large scale (e.g. ...
Assessment of listing and categorisation of animal diseases within the framework of the Animal Health Law (Regulation (EU) No 2016/429): antimicrobial-resistant Brachyspira hyodysenteriae in swine
(EFSA Journal, 2022-03-15) Benestar Animal
Brachyspira hyodysenteriae (B. hyodysenteriae) was identified among the most relevant antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria in the EU for swine in a previous scientific opinion. Thus, it has been ...
Assessment of listing and categorisation of animal diseases within the framework of the Animal Health Law (Regulation (EU) No 2016/429): antimicrobial-resistant Rhodococcus equi in horses
(EFSA Journal, 2022-02-02) Benestar Animal
Rhodococcus equi (R. equi) was identified among the most relevant antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria in the EU for horses in a previous scientific opinion. Thus, it has been assessed according to ...
ASF Exit Strategy: Providing cumulative evidence of the absence of African swine fever virus circulation in wild boar populations using standard surveillance measures
(EFSA Journal, 2021-03-03) Benestar Animal
EFSA assessed the role of seropositive wild boar in African swine fever (ASF) persistence. Surveillance data from Estonia and Latvia investigated with a generalised equation method demonstrated a ...
Assessment of the control measures for category A diseases of Animal Health Law: Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia
(EFSA Journal, 2022-01-21) Benestar Animal
EFSA received a mandate from the European Commission to assess the effectiveness of some of the control measures against diseases included in the Category A list according to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 ...
Assessment of the control measures of category A diseases of the Animal Health Law: Infection with rinderpest virus (Rinderpest)
(EFSA Journal, 2022-01-25) Benestar Animal
EFSA received a mandate from the European Commission to assess the effectiveness of control measures against diseases included in the Category A list according to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 on transmissible ...
Slaughter of animals: poultry
(EFSA Journal, 2019-11-13) Benestar Animal
The killing of poultry for human consumption (slaughtering) can take place in a slaughterhouse or during on‐farm slaughter. The processes of slaughtering that were assessed, from the arrival of birds ...
Scientific Opinion on the assessment of the control measures of the category A diseases of Animal Health Law: African Swine Fever
(EFSA Journal, 2021-01-31) Benestar Animal
EFSA received a mandate from the European Commission to assess the effectiveness of some of the control measures against diseases included in the Category A list according to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 ...
Rift Valley Fever – epidemiological update and risk of introduction into Europe
(EFSA Journal, 2020-03-06) Benestar Animal
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector-borne disease transmitted by a broad spectrum of mosquito species, especially Aedes and Culex genus, to animals (domestic and wild ruminants and camels) and humans. ...
Assessment of the control measures of the category A diseases of Animal Health Law: Burkholderia mallei (Glanders)
(EFSA Journal, 2022-01-12) Benestar Animal
EFSA received a mandate from the European Commission to assess the effectiveness of some of the control measures against diseases included in the Category A list according to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 ...