4 more EURCAW-Poultry-SFA factsheets have been translated into Italian!   Take a look here! 

7 more EURCAW-Poultry-SFA factsheets have been translated into Spanish!   Take a look here! 

The European Commission has adopted a new Livestock Strategy and accompanying Protein Action Plan designed to ensure the long-term strength, resilience, and sustainability of Europe’s livestock sector while reinforcing the continent’s food security.   The strategy, which is the first of its kind, outlines actions to help livestock farmers navigate economic, environmental, and market challenges. It is structured around five core priorities: A resilient...

Organized by EURCAW-Poultry-SFA. The webinar was held via Teams. Target audience: Official inspectors from the Competent Authorities of the EU MSs Attendance through invitation only.     The PDF of the presentation is available here. The webinar recording is available here.    Description: The webinar focused on the activity conducted by the EURCAW-Poultry-SFA on the depopulation methods used in the European Union...

We are pleased to share a new Guidance focused on Animal-Based Indicators for Assessing Welfare Implications Related to Growth Rate in Broilers.   This guidance identifies animal-based indicators (ABIs) most suitable for assessing growth rate–related welfare. Walking ability is the most robust indicator, with strong evidence that faster growth impairs gait and is associated with pain, health issues, and reduced behavioural expression. Indicators of prolonged litter contact...

In agreement with DG SANTE the European Animal Welfare Reference Centres will visit veterinary inspectors in the different Member States in their own countries to be able to better support their work as inspectors in the field of husbandry, transport and slaughter. Amongst the consortium members it was agreed to deliver the second EURCAW-Poultry-SFA Roadshow in Spain.     The Spanish competent Authority expressed their interest in the topic: turkey...

We are pleased to share a new Indicator Factsheet focused on the use of enrichment in broiler.    Take a look: https://zenodo.org/records/20717156   See our Broiler chicken web-page here. 

 A new 'Question to EURCAW' (Q2E) has been published on “ Second stunning in broilers”.   To see more, take a look at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19346203 and at our Question to EURCAW's subpage! 

The fifth Reflection Board meeting between representatives of RB organisations (from the EU Platform on Animal Welfare) and the EURCAW-Poultry-SFA was held remotely via Teams on January, 16th 2026 afternoon.   In total 16 participants, eight of them from the eight EU platform entities forming the RB, two from DG SANTE, and six from EURCAW-Poultry-SFA, were connected.  This meeting was the occasion to present the activities carried out and outcomes achieved...

7 more EURCAW-Poultry-SFA factsheets have been translated into German!   Take a look here!