General introductionThe aim of the 4-year aWISH project (Animal Welfare Indicators at the SlaughterHouse) is the large-scale, automated at-slaughter monitoring of animal-based welfare indicators for q...
The aim is to facilitate knowledge sharing, monitoring and policy advice to improve policy (and application) on farm animal welfare in Flanders.
The main aims are to 1) define positive farm animal welfare and clarify its concepts, 2) identify valid approaches to assess positive animal welfare, ...
...n completed. Tests were conducted to gain insight into carcass and meat quality, animal health and animal welfare of immunocastrates at certain feed formulations, compared to barrows and intact boa...
...ement rate is not only a signal of a low body condition on average (and thus potentially impaired animal welfare), nor is it only financially disadvantageous, but it also implies a less efficient u...
...ures should be taken to prevent tail-biting and other behavioral disorders. The client (the Flemish Animal Welfare Service) is apprehensive about the possible deterioration of animal welfare (addit...
...mbers stay in close contact throughout the development process of the monitoring tool. Appropriate animal welfare indicators are identified for the various stages of the production process (product...
In the PREBEBIOLEG project, we aim to provide organic poultry farmers with feasible procedures in order to simultaneously provide their laying hens with optimal health and animal welfare
...ndustry has been strongly industrialised over the last couple of decades. The challenges to improve animal welfare vary between countries. In this project we are studying and comparing the welfare ...
This project looks at the ambitions around emission reductions as well as around animal welfare
... a Flemish beef cattle production cooperative develop a set of specifications that prioritizes both animal welfare and sustainability throughout the entire supply chain.
...ment of multifactorial problems during this period leads to significant economic losses and reduced animal welfare during the subsequent lactation. However, not all cows are equally sensitive to de...
...ble pig farmers to develop a sustainable heat stress plan that reduces economic losses and improves animal welfare. Due to the changing climate, heat stress is a growing problem in Belgian pig farm...
This European research project aims to improve animal welfare in pigs and poultry that are raised organically and in free-range systems.
...er station collects climatic data. Relevance/ValorizationCitizens are increasingly concerned about animal welfare and a growing number of consumers are prepared to pay a premium price for animal-fr...
...ve catching and loading method are evaluated at the same time in terms of labor, production losses, animal welfare and social acceptance.Research approachThe current catching methods for broilers a...