Animals
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using, whenever possible, a risk assessment (RA). In addition, one of the tasks of the Authority is to
promote and coordinate the development of uniform RA methodologies in the above-mentioned fields.
The Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) Panel of EFSA has adopted 36 Scientific Opinions on
Animal Welfare between 2004 and 2010, dealing with welfare of calves, fattening pigs, sows and
boars, tail biting, seals, fish and dairy cows (EFSA, 2006a; 2007a,b,c,d; 2008a; 2009). Different
approaches have been followed for these scientific opinions.
An EFSA Scientific Colloquium on “Principles of Risk Assessment of Food Producing Animals” was
held in Parma in 2005 (EFSA, 20065
) and, subsequently, an EFSA workshop on “Risk Assessment
Methodology in Animal Welfare” was held in Vienna in 2007. One of the main conclusions was that
no specific standardised methodology exists in the field of risk assessment for animal welfare. The
beneficial effects of some factors for animal health and for animal welfare in general were also
discussed; however, only the assessment of risks was considered in detail. While specific guidelines
have been published on animal diseases or chemical substances by the World Organisation for Animal
Health (OIE, 2004 a,b) and the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC, 2002) respectively, there are
currently no specific international guidelines on risk assessment for animal welfare.
A report on basic information for the development of guidelines on risk assessment for animal welfare
was produced by the “Italian Reference Centre for Animal Welfare” (EFSA, 2007). The report
includes a definition of risk assessment, a description of existing models, reviews the definition of
animal welfare and different approaches for its evaluation. The report lists the main issues to be
considered in the guidelines. These issues have been divided in the following three categories: i)
slaughter, ii) transport, and iii) housing and management.
A “Framework for EFSA AHAW Risk Assessment” was produced (EFSA, 20086
) but a requirement
for
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