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National Reference Centres and Supporting Bodies Meeting 2024
Published on
26/09/2024
On 17 September the four EURCAWs hosted an online meeting with National Reference Centres (NRCs) for Animal Welfare and the Supporting Bodies (SBs) of Competent Authorities. Over 50 people attended the meeting, with representation from across EU Member States.
The meeting started with presentations from the EURCAWs, including an introduction to EURCAW Aqua (designated in January 2024), two NRCs and one SB. As the aim of the meeting is to explore ways to collaborate, workshops and interactive...
EURCAW-POULTRY-SFA'S SIXTH SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE
Published on
09/08/2024
The Centre is celebrating the publication of its sixth scientific article as a result of the work carried out in Activity 2 in 2023.
A review of the technical and scientific literature on existing methods for assessing walking ability in broilers was conducted, and the reliability, validity and feasibility of the different methods were assessed when relevant information was available.
This review named " Overview of the various methods used to assess walking...
Webinar: main welfare indicators and methods of assessment for turkeys on-farm
Published on
05/07/2024
Organized by EURCAW-Poultry-SFA.
The webinar was held via Teams.
Target audience: Official inspectors from the Competent Authorities of the EU MSs
Attendance through invitation only.
The PDF of the presentation is available here.
The webinar recording is available here.
Description:
Directive 98/58/EC concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes requires that Member States ensure that animals are kept under...
The Four EURCAWs Meeting in Thessaloniki
Published on
25/06/2024
The first in-person meeting of the four EU Reference Centres for Animal Welfare (EURCAW Pigs, Poultry and other small farmed animals, Ruminants & Equines, and Aqua) was held on 6 & 7 June in Thessaloniki, Greece. With approx. 40 participants the meeting started with a series of interesting ice-breakers, followed by interactive sessions to exchange ideas about communications and training, quality assurance and scientific outputs.
On the second day, members of each Centre were asked to...
Manual handling and carrying a turkey
Published on
05/06/2024
The Centre is proud of presenting you its latest infographic issued from a Q2E answer, realized in collaboration with La Chaire bien-être animal: for manual handling and carrying turkeys. A graphic tool for operators in the field for improved turkey welfare !
The document is available here.
EURCAW-POULTRY-SFA'S FIFTH SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE
Published on
02/02/2024
The Centre is celebrating the publication of its fifth scientific paper as a result of the work carried out in Activity 3 in 2022.
The present study demonstrates that mixtures of carbon dioxide with nitrogen improve a broiler chicken’s welfare during stunning since they result in a more rapid induction of unconsciousness and reduce the aversion experienced, compared to carbon dioxide in two phases, in broiler chickens.
This article named " Alternatives to Carbon...
Designation of EURCAW on Aquatic Animals
Published on
19/01/2024
We look forward to welcoming a new member to the EURCAW family! On 17 January the fourth European Union Reference Centre for Animal Welfare was designated – this new EURCAW will focus on aquatic species.
EURCAW Aquatic Animals will be led by the University of Crete in Greece, in partnership with the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology in Czechia and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Spain.
The designation was...
Third Reflection Board meeting
Published on
13/12/2023
The third Reflection Board meeting between representatives of the Reflection Board (RB) organizations (from the EU Platform on Animal Welfare) and the EURCAW-Poultry-SFA, was held remotely via Teams on December, 12th 2023 afternoon.
In total 14 participants, six of them from seven EU platform entities forming the RB, and seven from the EURCAW-Poultry-SFA were connected. One representative from DG SANTE attended as an observer.
This meeting was the occasion to present the...
Fourth MEETING BETWEEN THE CENTRE AND COMPETENT AUTHORITIES REPRESENTATIVES
Published on
13/12/2023
The fourth EU-network meeting between representatives of EU MS Competent Authorities (CAs) and the EURCAW-Poultry-SFA, took place virtually on October 24-25, 2023 on 2 *0,5 days. In total 59 participants, from 22 EU MSs participated, including 39 delegates from CAs, 13 from EURCAW-Poultry-SFA, and 7 observers: two DG SANTE unit G5 representatives, three EFSA representatives, and two EFTA representatives.
This meeting was the occasion to present the Centre’s work...
Webinar: The main welfare indicators and methods of assessment for rabbits on-farm
Published on
12/12/2023
Organized by EURCAW-Poultry-SFA.
The webinar was held via Teams.
Target audience: Official inspectors from the Competent Authorities of the EU MSs
Attendance through invitation only.
The PDF of the presentation is available here.
The webinar recording is available here.
Description:
Directive 98/58/EC concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes requires that Member States ensure that animals are kept under...