The use of animal‐based measures to assess animal welfare in the EU – state of art of the last 10 years of activities and analysis of the gaps. Preparatory work

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EFSA Supporting PublicationsVolume 12, Issue 11 902E External scientific reportOpen Access The use of animal-based measures to assess animal welfare in the EU – state of art of the last 10 years of activities and analysis of the gaps. Preparatory work Flaviana Gottardo, Flaviana Gottardo Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health – University of PadovaSearch for more papers by this authorBarbara Contiero, Barbara Contiero Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health – University of PadovaSearch for more papers by this authorMarta Brscic, Marta Brscic Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health – University of PadovaSearch for more papers by this author Flaviana Gottardo, Flaviana Gottardo Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health – University of PadovaSearch for more papers by this authorBarbara Contiero, Barbara Contiero Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health – University of PadovaSearch for more papers by this authorMarta Brscic, Marta Brscic Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health – University of PadovaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 13 November 2015 https://doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2015.EN-902Citations: 2 The present document has been produced and adopted by the bodies identified above as authors. This task has been carried out exclusively by the authors in the context of a contract between the European Food Safety Authority and the authors, awarded following a tender procedure. The present document is published complying with the transparency principle to which the Authority is subject. It may not be considered as an output adopted by the Authority. The European Food Safety Authority reserves its rights, view and position as regards the issues addressed and the conclusions reached in the present document, without prejudice to the rights of the authors. Published date: 13 November 2015 AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References Anderson US, Kelling AS and Maple TL, 2008. Twenty-five years of zoo biology: a publication analysis. Zoo Biology, 27, 444– 457. doi: 10.1002/zoo.20177. EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW), 2012. Statement on the use of animal-based measures to assess the welfare of animals. EFSA Journal 2012; 10(6):2767, 29 pp. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2767. Goulart VD, Azevedo PG, Van de Schepop J A, Teixera CP, Barcante L, Schetini de Azevedo C and Young RJ, 2009. GAPs in the study of zoo and wild animal welfare. Zoo Biology, 28, 561– 573. doi: 10.1002/zoo.20285. Keeling L and Veissier I, 2005. Developing a monitoring system to assess welfare quality in cattle, pigs and chickens. Proceedings Conference on Welfare Quality. Science and Society Improving Animal Welfare, Brussels, Belgium, 46– 50. Main DJC, Kent JP, Wemelsfelder F, Ofner E and Tuyttens FAM, 2003. Applications for methods of on-farm welfare assessment. Animal Welfare, 12, 523– 528. Main D, Whay H, Leeb C and Webster A, 2007. Formal animal-based welfare assessment in UK certification schemes. Animal Welfare, 16, 233– 236. Schetini de Azevedo C, Fernandes Cipreste C and Young R. J, 2007. Environmental enrichment: a GAP analysis. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 102, 329– 343. doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2006.05.034. Webster AJF, Main DCJ and Whay HR, 2004. Welfare assessment: indices from clinical observation. Animal Welfare, 13, S93– S98. Welfare Quality®, 2009. Welfare Quality® assessment protocol for cattle, pigs and poultry. Welfare Quality® Consortium, Lelystad, The Netherlands. Whay HR, Main DCJ, Green LE and Webster AJF, 2003. Animal-based measures for the assessment of welfare state of dairy cattle, pigs and laying hens: consensus of expert opinions. Animal Welfare, 12, 205– 217. Winckler C, Capdeville J, Gebresenbet G, Hörning B, Roiha U, Tosi M and Waiblinger S, 2003. Selection of parameters for on-farm welfare-assessment protocols in cattle and buffalo. Animal Welfare, 12, 619– 624. Citing Literature Volume12, Issue11November 2015902E ReferencesRelatedInformation