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Publication: June 2021 Download: English At a glance note: English Authors: Research administrator: Albert MASSOT, François NEGRE, Claudia VINCI and Thaya DINKEL (trainee) Key findings Every year, millions of livestock is transported within and outside of the European Union for trade purposes. Trade reasons can be various, among those: breeding, Read more…
Workshop on “Animal Welfare during transport” – Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport (ANIT) – (25 May 2021 – 9.00 to 12.00 – Spinelli Building, Room 1G3) This Workshop, organised by the Policy Department and the ANIT Committee Secretariat, included four presentations. It was structured in Read more…
Publication: May 2021 Short link to this post: https://bit.ly/3vOWs7H Download: English Executive summary: Authors: Friedrich Loeffler Institut: Michael MARAHRENS and Isa KERNBERGER-FISCHER Key findings The case studies of Brazil and Australia, two major meat producers, demonstrate that their guidelines, codes of conduct and good practices for animal transport Read more…
Publication: May 2021 Download: English Executive summary: Authors: Main Authors: Maria BOADA – SAÑA, Katarzyna KULIKOWSKA Second Authors: Iris BAUMGÄRTNER, Magdalena ROMAŃSKA, Tea DRONIJC Contributors: Nina ENGWALD, Francesca PORTA, Gerit WEIDINGER Revisor: Xavier MANTECA Key findings Transport of live animals by sea to third countries is an Read more…
Published: May 2021 Download: English Executive summary: Authors: João L. SARAIVA, Pablo ARECHAVALA-LOPEZ, María J. CABRERA-ÁLVAREZ Douglas WALEY (co-ordinating author) Key findings: Fish are sentient beings and live transport inherently presents major challenges to their ability to cope with handling stressors and with their environment. Maintaining the best Read more…
Publication: May 2021 Download: English Executive summaries: Authors: Dr. Antonio Velarde1, Dr. Dayane Teixeira1, Dr. Maria Devant2, Dr. Sonia Martí2 1 Animal Welfare Program, Institute for Food and Agriculture Research and Technology (IRTA) Veïnat de Síes, 17121 Girona, Spain; 2Ruminant Production, Institute for Food and Agriculture Research and Read more…
Publication: October 2020 Download: Authors: Albert Massot and François Nègre Summary This note aims to provide the Members of the ANIT Committee with a state of play on existing literature and data sources on live animal transport through links to key information sources and existing reports and studies. Read more…