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On farm welfare assessment of European fattening lambs

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dc.contributor.authorBodas, Raúl
dc.contributor.authorGarcía-García, Juan José
dc.contributor.authorMontañés, Mónica
dc.contributor.authorBenito, Alberto
dc.contributor.authorPeric, Tanja
dc.contributor.authorBaratta, Mario
dc.contributor.authorViola, Irene
dc.contributor.authorGeß, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorKo, Nathanael
dc.contributor.authorCadavez, Vasco
dc.contributor.authorGonzales-Barron, Ursula
dc.contributor.authorDomínguez, Esperanza
dc.contributor.authorOlmedo, Sara
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-14T15:59:07Z
dc.date.available2021-10-14T15:59:07Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractIn order to evaluate the welfare of lambs reared up to 4 months of age in different management systems in Europe, nine lamb meat farms (3 in Spain, 2 in Portugal, 1 in Germany, 1 in Slovenia and 2 in Italy) belonging to different production systems (intensive, semi-intensive, semi-extensive, extensive, shepherded) throughout Europe were visited. The first level welfare assessment according to the AWIN protocol for sheep was used, the data collection flow being as follows: (1) qualitative behaviour assessment (QBA), social withdrawal, stereotypy, excessive itching, panting; (2) fleece cleanliness, fleece quality, tail length, faecal soiling, lameness; (3) familiar human approach; (4) stocking density, access to shade/shelter, water availability; (4) lamb mortality. A great heterogeneity was observed because the breeds and the productive systems in which the animals have been raised are very different; only one of the purely extensive farms had no sheds for the animals, whereas the stocking density in confined animals was always appropriate. The results showed a high degree of compliance with the needs of the animals, which also corresponded to good productive results, but the objectification of the emotional state through the QBA yielded highly variable results, those animals reared under intensive and semiintensive farms grouped around positive descriptors, which may indicate that lambs reared in intensive conditions show a different and apparently calmer mental state than those reared in very extensive conditions.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipTo the project EcoLamb (Holistic production to reduce the ecological footprint of meat), funded by ERA-Net SusAn (project ID 48) through the Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigaci´on (PCIN-2017-074); to the Slovenian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food for financial support (Decision n◦ 631–10/2015/7),pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationBodas, Raúl; García-García, Juan José; Montañés, Mónica; Benito, Alberto; Peric, Tanja; Baratta, Mario; Viola, Irene; Geß, Andreas; Ko, Nathanael; Cadavez, Vasco; Gonzales-Barron, Úrsula; Domínguez, Esperanza; Olmedo, Sara (2021). On farm welfare assessment of European fattening lambs. Small Ruminant Research. ISSN 0921-4488. 204, p. 1-8pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.smallrumres.2021.106533pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0921-4488
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/24024
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectLambpt_PT
dc.subjectMeatpt_PT
dc.subjectWelfarept_PT
dc.subjectEuropept_PT
dc.subjectProduction systempt_PT
dc.titleOn farm welfare assessment of European fattening lambspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.titleSmall Ruminant Researchpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume204pt_PT
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