What are the animal welfare benefits of an electronic identification (NLIS) tag for farm animals?
An electronic identification tag enables farm animals to be tracked from their property of birth through to slaughter. The National...
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Is tethering of farm animals acceptable?
Tethering is where an animal is fastened by a chain to a central anchor point, causing it to be confined... -
What influences animal welfare at saleyards?
Saleyards are public delivery and collection points to which animals are transported to be sold to the highest bidder and... -
What is swill and can I feed it to pigs, poultry or other farm animals?
Swill is any animal food that contains animal matter such as meat, meat products or meat by-products. It is illegal in... -
What are antimicrobials and why are they used in livestock production?
Antimicrobials are agents that kill, or stop the growth of, microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites and protozoa. Antibiotics... -
Why can’t the RSPCA prosecute farmers for keeping animals in intensive systems?
Intensive farming methods involve removing animals from their natural environments and keeping them housed or confined for all, or a... -
Why are livestock left in paddocks without shade?
It is common to see all types of animals in the heat without protection from the sun. While farm animals have various... -
What are the animal welfare issues with genetic modification of farm animals?
Genetic modification (GM) of farm animals started in the early 1980s. Most research on GM farm animals (cattle, sheep, pigs,... -
What are the animal welfare issues with cloning of farm animals?
In a world first, a sheep named Dolly was born in 1996. She was a clone of her mother, created... -
What is the impact on animal welfare of depriving farm animals of water during transport?
Livestock transported in Australia are routinely deprived of water for variable periods including curfew (prior to transport), during transport and... -
What is virtual fencing (and virtual herding) and does it impact animal welfare?
What is virtual fencing? Virtual fencing aims to remotely map and control livestock grazing behaviour without the use of fixed... -
Does using paintball guns to identify animals cause harm?
Paintball guns are pneumatic firearms driven by compressed gas. While it is clear that under no circumstances should a paintball... -
Can humans and animals transmit diseases to each other?
There are specific infections that can be transmitted between animals and humans which may cause disease; these are known as... -
What is ‘One Health’?
‘One Health’ is the concept that animal health and human health are interdependent and bound to the health of the... -
What are some of the painful procedures experienced by sheep on farm?
Currently, painful husbandry procedures are routinely carried out in many sheep farming systems. Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional...