WELFARE INDICATORS

"Development, integration and dissemination of animal-based welfare indicators, including pain, in commercially important husbandry species, with special emphasis on small ruminants, equidae & turkeys"

Coordinatore	SRUC    more  Organization address address: West Mains Road city: EDINBURGH postcode: EH9 3JG contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Michael L Cognome: Smith Email: send email Telefono: +44 131 535 4074 Fax: +44 131 535 4183
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Totale costo	5˙920˙915 €
EC contributo	4˙497˙894 €
Programma	FP7-KBBE Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology
Code Call	FP7-KBBE-2010-4
Funding Scheme	CP-IP
Anno di inizio	2011
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2011-05-01   -   2015-04-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	SRUC  Organization address address: West Mains Road city: EDINBURGH postcode: EH9 3JG contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Michael L Cognome: Smith Email: send email Telefono: +44 131 535 4074 Fax: +44 131 535 4183	UK (EDINBURGH)	coordinator	1˙215˙379.20
2	NORGES MILJO-OG BIOVITENSKAPLIGE UNIVERSITET  Organization address address: UNIVERSITETSTUNET 3 city: AS postcode: 1430 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Inger Lise Cognome: Andersen Email: send email Telefono: 4764965171 Fax: 4764965101	NO (AS)	participant	681˙070.80
3	NEIKER-INSTITUTO VASCO DE INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO AGRARIO SA  Organization address address: BERREAGA KALEA 1 city: DERIO postcode: 48160 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Yolanda Cognome: Fernandez Email: send email Telefono: 34944034300 Fax: 34944034310	ES (DERIO)	participant	585˙750.00
4	UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO  Organization address address: Via Festa Del Perdono 7 city: MILANO postcode: 20122 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Donatella Cognome: Sacchelli Email: send email Telefono: 390250000000 Fax: 390250000000	IT (MILANO)	participant	498˙582.00
5	THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE  Organization address address: The Old Schools, Trinity Lane city: CAMBRIDGE postcode: CB2 1TN contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Renata Cognome: Schaeffer Email: send email Telefono: +44 1223 33543 Fax: 441122000000	UK (CAMBRIDGE)	participant	466˙656.00
6	FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINARIA- UNIVERSIDADE TECNICA DE LISBOA  Organization address address: AVENIDA DA UNIVERSIDADE TECNICA POLO UNIVERSITARIO DO ALTO DA AJUDA city: LISBOA postcode: 1300 477 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: George Cognome: Stilwell Email: send email Telefono: 351214000000 Fax: 351214000000	PT (LISBOA)	participant	297˙120.00
7	VYZKUMNY USTAV ZIVOCISNE VYROBY V.V.I. UHRINEVES  Organization address address: PRATELSTVI 815 city: PRAHA postcode: 10400 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Jitka Cognome: Bartosova Email: send email Telefono: 420267000000 Fax: 420268000000	CZ (PRAHA)	participant	267˙264.00
8	TIERARZTLICHE KLINIK FUR PFERDE  Organization address address: HOHENFERCHESARER STRASSE 49 city: BEETZSEE OT BRIELOW postcode: 14778 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Dirk Cognome: Lebelt Email: send email Telefono: 4933840000000 Fax: 493384000000	DE (BEETZSEE OT BRIELOW)	participant	249˙600.00
9	CENTRO DE ESTUDOS SUPERIORES POSITIVO LTDA  Organization address address: AVENIDA CANDIDO HARTMANN 1400 city: CURITIBA postcode: 80710570 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Pericles Cognome: Gomes Email: send email Telefono: 554199000000	BR (CURITIBA)	participant	236˙472.00
10	THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY  Organization address address: PO BOX 1847 city: BLOOMINGTON postcode: 47402 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Cara Cognome: Wellman Email: send email Telefono: 18128554922 Fax: 18128554691	US (BLOOMINGTON)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Animal welfare is one of the topics that has consistently ranked on the top of items brought to the attention of governmental organizations and politicians across European countries. Concerns about animal welfare among European citizens are founded in well thought expectations from governments, industry and other stakeholders. The tremendous public scrutiny on animal welfare related issues put excessive pressure on lawmakers who are expected to offer rapid and effective solutions to perceived animal welfare problems. The need for rapid responses to address animal welfare issues has, oftentimes, pressured animal welfare scientists to develop suboptimal criteria to assess animal welfare and created a gap between fundamental scientific questions in this new scientific discipline and the applied aspects needed to attend the immediate public concerns. In this proposal our goal is to rescue the balance on the need for a science based approach to investigate animal welfare questions. We will develop and test animal based welfare, including pain, indicators in sheep, goats, horses, donkeys and turkeys. In addition we will engage veterinarians to study the relationship between diseases and animal welfare. We will also address more fundamental questions measuring husbandry factors that may affect pre-natal programming of adaptive strategies that my compromise the validity and reliability of welfare indicators. Finally we will integrate research, teaching and outreach activities through the Global Research and Teaching School (Hub) in Animal Welfare Science in order to promote sustainability fostering long-term competitiveness in the European animal industry through a transparent and inclusive relationship among stakeholders.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

EU researchers have developed indicators of animal welfare that can be used to ensure that livestock are treated humanely.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Animal welfare is a major concern for European consumers. Thus, there is a clear need to improve the monitoring of animal welfare amongst livestock populations.

The EU-funded WELFARE INDICATORS project highlighted the need for a science-based approach to animal welfare issues. It aimed to develop and test pain indicators for sheep, goats, horses, donkeys and turkeys, and in general enhance the science of animal welfare in Europe.

Project members began with an extensive review of existing pain and welfare indicators. In addition, a Europe-wide survey assessed knowledge of and attitudes towards pain and disease in production animals.

Another aspect of WELFARE INDICATORS developed the Animal Welfare Biomarkers Laboratory to create protocols for and identify biomarkers of animal welfare. A range of experiments investigated ways to prevent pain and suffering in pregnant or diseased animals.

WELFARE INDICATORS will continue to develop animal-based indicators of welfare and to encourage discourse among scientists and stakeholders through the Animal Welfare Science Hub. This should further the goal of improving science-based policies for animal welfare across the globe.