7 more EURCAW-Poultry-SFA factsheets have been translated into German!   Take a look here! 

A new Good Practice Factsheet is online about on-farm hatching to improve broiler welfare from the start.   In a commercial hatchery, broiler chicks hatch within a period of 24-48 hours in a hatcher. During this time, usually no water or feed is available. Only once the hatching phase is over, all the chicks are removed from the hatcher, whereafter they go through a range of hatchery procedures before they are transported to the barns for rearing. An alternative to this, is hatching...

The sixth EU-network meeting between representatives of Competent Authorities and the EURCAW-Poultry-SFA, with the participation of one DG SANTE unit G5 representative, one EFSA representative and two EFTA representatives as observers, took place physically at Anses headquarters in Maisons-Alfort, France in October 2025, 01-02, during 2*0.5 days. ​   In total 35 participants, from 17 EU Member States (MSs) participated, including 22 delegates from EU MSs. ​   Participants...

We are pleased to share a new Thematic Factsheet focused on the most relevant environmental enrichment for rabbit welfare on farm.   For each category of environmental enrichment including physical, occupational, nutritional, social, and sensory elements, the main critical issues and recommendations are highlighted.   For more information see the rabbits on-farm welfare webpage.

 A new 'Question to EURCAW' (Q2E) has been published on “Pre-stun shocks in waterbath stunning of Poultry”.   To see more, take a look at https://zenodo.org/records/18257644 and at our Question to EURCAW's subpage! 

A new 'Question to EURCAW' (Q2E) has been published on “Duck catching".   To see more, take a look at https://zenodo.org/records/18160993 and at our Question to EURCAW's subpage! 

Competent Authorities, inspectors and policy workers from EU Member States can ask EURCAW-Poultry-SFA scientific and technical questions they may have regarding poultry and small farmed animals’ welfare. The other EURCAWs provide a similar service for their species: Pigs, Aqua, and Ruminants and Equines. These ‘Questions to EURCAW’ (Q2Es) are regularly submitted and answers are published online. Unfortunately, sometimes the research literature is unclear or even lacking on...

On December 15th, 2025, the four EURCAWs organized an online workshop entitled EURCAW novel ‘welfare inspection support tool’ for the EU Animal Welfare Member State official inspectors/officials. A total of 13 participants attended the workshop. Excluding EURCAW members, 8 participants from 8 EU Member States were present. The workshop used a co-design process to ensure that the tool addressed the established needs of official inspectors, as an end-user. Three key elements were...

The Selection Guide is online!  This selection guide has been developed for competent authorities, but it is available to any interested party. It is structured as a hierarchy of decision trees designed to determine whether a given depopulation method can be used while ensuring poultry welfare. Have a look here.  For more information visit our sub-page here. 

Three new 'Question to EURCAWs' (Q2Es) hve been published on Broiler Cannibalism: - Q2E-2025-006: Broiler Cannibalism Causative Factors availalbe here: https://zenodo.org/records/17484921; - Q2E-2025-006: Broiler Cannibalism Prevention availalbe here: https://zenodo.org/records/17485033.; - Q2E-2025-007: Broiler Cannibalism Emergency Measures availalbe here: https://zenodo.org/records/17856303.   To see more, take a look at and at...