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EFSA has assessed the husbandry systems used in the European Union for ducks, geese and quail, check out our infographic to find out more.

Check out our infographic on some of the findings in our latest scientific advice on the welfare of dairy cows. Our assessments on the welfare of farmed animals provide support for the revision of the...

Não perca a nossa nova banda desenhada intitulada «Fastidiosa X, a temível assassina das plantas» e junte-se a nós para desmascarar aXylella fastidiosa, uma praga vegetal que causa graves danos à...

EFSA may obtain expert opinions and advice in specific cases from Individual Scientific Advisors (ISA) based on a fixed daily remuneration. The ISA scheme complements and supports EFSA’s scientific...

To improve the welfare of farmed calves, the animals should be kept in small groups with sufficient space to rest and given deformable bedding, while the use of individual pens should be avoided...

To improve the welfare of farmed pigs, the use of cages should be avoided and the docking of tails should be abandoned in favour of other preventive measures against tail biting. In its latest...

To improve the welfare of farmed broiler chickens and laying hens, EFSA’s scientists recommend avoiding the practice of mutilation, feed restriction and the use of cages. Two scientific opinions...

This infographic outlines the main procedural steps of confidentiality decision-making and content sanitisation. Discover all the procedural steps.

More space, lower temperatures, shorter journeys: these are some of the key recommendations to improve animal welfare during transport, included in five new scientific opinions by EFSA.

More space, lower temperatures, journeys up to max 12 hours: these are some of the key recommendations to improve the welfare of animals transported in containers, included in a new scientific opinion...

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The support provided to EFSA by EU Member States through the Advisory Forum, the Focal Points and Scientific Networks is critical for the effective functioning of the EU food safety system.