Welfare of Production Animals: Assessment and Management of Risks

• Introduction
• Animal welfare – a growing concern
• Animal welfare science
• The risk of poor animal welfare
• The management of animal welfare risks
• Veterinarians and animal welfare
• The aim of this book
• Acknowledgements
• References

• Summary
• Introduction
• Some contemporary definitions of welfare
• The major definitions of animal welfare under scrutiny
• Are subjective feelings the central component in animal welfare?
• A word of caution
• Is welfare an evaluative concept?
• Conclusions
• References

• Summary
• Introduction
• Competing voices for animal welfare
• The social image of food producing animals contends with images of food
• The family pet and the family food
• Continental philosophy, animal rights, and welfare advocacy
• Conclusions
• References

• Summary
• Introduction
• The WelfareQuality® project’s principles and criteria of good welfare
• Conclusions
• References

• Summary
• Introduction
• Animal characteristics, housing design and animal welfare – how are they interrelated?
• Effects of housing conditions on animal welfare
• Conclusions
• Acknowledgements
• References

• Summary
• Introduction
• Nutrient supply and metabolic demand
• Perception of nutrition and welfare
• Good feeding practice
• Nutrition and welfare problems in practice
• Assessment and management of nutritional risks to welfare
• Conclusions
• References

• Summary
• Introduction
• Stockperson characteristics affecting animal welfare
• Opportunities to improve animal welfare through farm management practices
• Conclusions
• References

• Summary
• Introduction
• The EU regulation on animal transport
• Risks for animal health and welfare typically associated with transport
• Examples of stressful situations during transport
• Conclusions
• References

• Summary
• Introduction
• Electrical stunning methods
• Mechanical stunning methods
• Other physical methods
• Gas stunning methods
• Religious slaughter
• Effects on product quality and welfare
• Stunning methods and public health implications
• Conclusions
• References

• Summary
• Introduction: general welfare problems during killing for disease control
• Specific animal welfare risk factors when killing poultry
• Specific animal welfare risks when killing pigs and ruminants
• Conclusions
• References

• Summary
• Introduction
• General considerations on hunting: the pros and cons
• Definition of ‘hunting’
• ‘Pseudo-hunting’ and animal welfare
• Animal welfare for dogs which assist in hunting in training and work
• Conclusions
• References

• Summary
• Introduction: risk assessment in animal welfare – why?
• The needs of animals – a starting point for animal welfare risk assessment?
• Definitions of animal welfare for use in Animal Welfare Risk Assessment
• Animal-based, management-based and resource-based measures
• Recruitment of a team for making a risk assessment
• Getting people familiar with animal welfare risk assessment and the risk assessor familiar with animal welfare
• Developing a method that supports efficient risk management
• Conclusions
• References

• Summary
• Introduction
• Choosing a suitable approach for assessing animal welfare risks
• A brief overview of the various methods used to date in EFSA’s AWRA exercises and their limitations
• Experiences and lessons learned from previous Risk Assessment excercises
• General factors complicating RA of animal welfare
• Composing and correctly interpreting RA tables
• Usefulness of graphics for expressing RA outcomes
• The feasibility of identifying ‘welfare promoters’ and options for benefit analysis
• From risk assessment to risk management using HACCP principles
• Conclusions
• Acknowledgements
• References

• Summary
• Introduction: Animal welfare in an international perspective
• Role of EFSA within the EU strategy on animal health and welfare
• Overview of EFSA/AHAW activities on risk assessment and scientific advice in animal welfare (2003-2009)
• Interactions between animal welfare, animal disease and food safety in EFSA’s scientific opinions on animal welfare
• Impact of the EFSA scientific assessment on the EU policy on animal welfare
• EFSA’s future challenges in animal health and welfare
• Conclusions
• Acknowledgements
• References

• Summary
• Introduction: international state of play of the risk assessment in animal welfare
• Existing risk assessment methodologies and their adaptation to animal welfare
• Scientific reports on animal welfare without a risk assessment approach (SCAHAW and SVC)
• Scientific opinions on animal welfare with some risk assessment elements (EFSA 2003-2006)
• First attempts to conduct formal (semi-) quantitative AWRA
• First opportunity to challenge the utility of the current RA model by feeding it with solid data: AWRA of current farming and husbandry systems for dairy cows
• Conclusions
• Acknowledgements
• References

• Summary
• Introduction: do people know what animal welfare is?
• Do people want animal welfare legislation?
• What actually affects the welfare of production animals?
• The relative importance of legislation and standards in affecting animal welfare
• The role of risk management in legislation
• Who has to consider the risk of poor welfare and factors contributing to good welfare?
• The role of animal welfare science in deciding on legislation
• Enforcement and animal welfare science
• Conclusions
• References

• Summary
• Introduction
• Key elements for risk managers in animal welfare
• The interaction between ethics, consumers' attitudes and the achievements of benefits versus risk management elements
• How risk management and the achievement of benefits are integrated into the European policy making
• Do we have a golden formula to integrate in a global perspective risk assessment and risk’s manager decision making in animal welfare?
• Conclusions
• Note
• References

• Summary
• Introduction
• What should we ‘measure’ to assess welfare?
• How could an assessment tool which includes ABMs be used to raise the overall level of animal welfare?
• Turning assessments into ‘scores’
• Potential veterinary use of animal base assessment
• The importance of assurance schemes and their inspectors in the evolving welfare assessment picture
• Conclusions
• References

• Summary
• Introduction
• Definition of animal welfare
• Input versus outcome standards for animal welfare
• Animal welfare indicators
• Conclusions
• Acknowledgements
• References

• Summary
• Introduction
• Selection for increased yield and its consequences on welfare of dairy cattle
• Selection for increased yield and its consequences on welfare of poultry
• Selection for increased yield and its consequences on welfare of pigs
• Conclusions
• References

• Summary
• Introduction
• Resources for performance of controls
• Registration/authorisation of operators
• Inspections based on risk
• Other criteria for determining the frequency of inspection
• Defining the scope of inspection
• Reporting the results of inspections
• Ensuring the quality of checks
• Follow-up to inspections
• Conclusions
• Acknowledgements
• References

• Summary
• Introduction: a Swedish perspective on animal welfare
• Monitoring and assurance of animal welfare
• Official animal welfare control
• A critical view on animal welfare risk assessment and management
• Towards a standardised and risk-based official control
• Conclusions
• Acknowledgements
• References

• Summary
• Introduction
• Main biological food safety hazards associated with farm animals
• Factors relevant for on-farm food safety in relation to welfare of animals (pre-harvest stage)
• Factors relevant for food safety in relation to welfare of animals farm-toslaughter (harvest stage)
• Need for balancing the animal welfare- and the food safety-related effects of the same factors
• Conclusions
• Acknowledgements
• References

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