About the project

The project is led by Nathalie Vanderheijden, Ghent University, ANSES

The project addresses identified knowledge gaps that either pose threats to animal welfare, including antibiotic resistance and infectious diseases, or have the potential to enhance welfare, such as methods for assessing positive animal welfare, automatic welfare monitoring, and the development of shared databases in light of future challenges, demands, and opportunities in both terrestrial and aquatic production systems.

Beyond increasing theoretical knowledge, the partnership will produce reports and guidelines to support evidence-based decision-making. NMBU is involved in two main areas.

The first focuses on animal-based indicators of positive animal welfare, emphasizing systematic reviews to identify valid indicators, empirical studies to validate less-studied ones, and assessments of their on-farm feasibility. The second area concerns production systems and housing conditions that combine sustainable solutions with high standards of animal welfare.

Project home page:
The European Partnershit on Animal Health and Welfare

Participants

NMBU participants

External participants

Ghent University, ANSES leads the project.
Over 80 research organizations and funding bodies (including Norwegian Research Council) are partners.