Animal welfare is getting more and more attention from livestock producers, consumers and policymakers alike. But how can we continue to improve the welfare of our livestock? How can we objectively me...
Addressing animal welfare issues
...favorable conditions for animals, plants, soil, farmers, and society (food quality, animal welfare). Both challenge the dominant food and farming systems. Both try to engage farmers and citizens.
...s can be done because of a particular dietary pattern such as vegan, vegetarian or flexitarian, for animal welfare, sustainability or health reasons or simply because it tastes good.For convent...
... on the climate and environment is also increasing. Furthermore, the methods used to house animals, animal welfare issues, and the high use of antibiotics are coming under fire. Precision livestock...
The main aims are to 1) define positive farm animal welfare and clarify its concepts, 2) identify valid approaches to assess positive animal welfare, ...
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 f...
Castration of piglets has been on the European animal welfare agenda for more than 20 years. As of Jan. 1, 2024, in Belgium this can only be done with local anesthesia and pain control. There are also...
...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...
...en 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 bo...
...acement 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...
This project looks at the ambitions around emission reductions as well as around animal welfare
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 ...
...embers 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 (produc...
...gies in terms of effectiveness, economic and practical feasibility and to evaluate their effects on animal welfare, (re)production and animal health on the ILVO pilot farm and on commercial farms.
...ion 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-f...
...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 br...
...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...
This European research project aims to improve animal welfare in pigs and poultry that are raised organically and in free-range systems.
...ntage, reduced health problems and increased production results. By applying this heat action plan, animal welfare will be increased and more can be done than legally required. This will only benef...
...st adequate as shelter for animals kept outdoors, and which, in addition to having a good effect on animal welfare, also score in terms of forage value, wind resistance and exposure to soil compact...
... segments in Europe. At the same time, the large scale of these farms can raise questions regarding animal welfare. These questions can be answered through proper, affordable, automated monitoring ...