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An app assessing animal welfare through animal-based measures

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TIBENA (Terrena animal-based welfare measures for a New Agriculture) is an innovative tool supporting farmers in their animal welfare improvement process. This diagnostic tool, based on the 5 Freedoms, helps identifying good practices and possible improvements, through 37 to 80 animal-based welfare indicators (depending on the species). The results are used to discuss every aspects of flock (or herd) management and welfare with the farmer: water and nutrition, comfort, health, stress level and animal behavior. Construction of the tool began with an exhaustive consultation process: bibliography (mainly Welfare Quality), interviews with scientists and professionals. Then, the trial app was assessed on the field including 20 to 30 farms per species, and with an expert committee, until the tool was considered reliable and robust enough to be used on large commercial scale. Reproducibility was tested, in order to select measures as objective as possible. Technical feasibility and scientific validity were also important selection criteria. By spending about one to three hours observing the animals, TIBENA gives and objective picture of the welfare state at the herd or flock level. Thanks to the clear and illustrated instructions, and the convenience of a smartphone app, anyone can use the tool and obtain a valid result. The app contains recommendations for welfare improvement. The app currently exist for pigs, broilers, rabbits and cattle, and is being developed for other farm species. During the period October 2015-December 2016, the TIBENA app was used on 54 Terrena farms to assess welfare and provide recommendations for improvement. The longer-term goal is to make the app available to the whole industry
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hal-01607415 , version 1 (02-10-2017)

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  • HAL Id : hal-01607415 , version 1
  • PRODINRA : 406263

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Léa Michel, Cécile Guillon-Kroon, Tristan Doublet, Laure Bignon, Valérie Courboulay, et al.. An app assessing animal welfare through animal-based measures. 68. Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), Aug 2017, Tallinn, Estonia. 514 p. ⟨hal-01607415⟩
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