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 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 are by and large already Read more…
PROGRAMME Tuesday, 25 May 2021, 9h00 – 12h00 09h00 Welcome and opening remarks Tilly Metz, Chair of the Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport 09h05 Particular welfare needs in animal transport: unweaned animals and pregnant females Speaker: Antonio Velarde, IRTA – Institute Read more…
Publication: May 2021Short link to this post: https://bit.ly/3ym4bvjDownload: EnglishAuthors: Main Authors: Maria BOADA – SAÑA, Katarzyna KULIKOWSKASecond Authors: Iris BAUMGÄRTNER, Magdalena ROMAŃSKA, Tea DRONIJCContributors: Nina ENGWALD, Francesca PORTA, Gerit WEIDINGERRevisor: Xavier MANTECA Key findings Transport of live animals by sea to third countries is an area where efficient control of Read more…
Published: May 2021 Short link to this post: https://bit.ly/3tYlTBG Download: English 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 Read more…
Publication: May 2021 Short link to this post: https://bit.ly/3v06NwR Download: English 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 Read more…
Publication: October 2020 Short link to this post: https://bit.ly/31oSo0H 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 Read more…
