Thanks again to all stakeholders! www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/in... Info session | Advancing Scientific Knowledge on the Welfare of Turkeys on farm: Insights from the EFSA Scientific Opinion | EFSA
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🌐 99th #AdvisoryForum kicks off online under @cy2026eu.bsky.social
Our Nikolaus Kriz opens two days focused on engagement, partnerships and scientific activities.
Highlights:
🔹 “One Substance One Assessment”
🔹 Strategic planning
🔹 New Approach Methodologies
🔹 Focal Point Framework
#EU2026CY
Please register on time !
Join our free info session on EFSA scientific opinion on turkey welfare? 🦃
📅 25 Feb 2026
⏰ 14:00–16:05 CET
Register by 20 Feb 👉www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/in...
Register now !! www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/in... Info session | Advancing Scientific Knowledge on the Welfare of Turkeys on farm: Insights from the EFSA Scientific Opinion | EFSA
Looking forward !! www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/1s... 1st Scientific Network for Risk Assessment in Animal Welfare | EFSA
Looking forward ! www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/11... 11th meeting of the Network of the National Contact Points (NCPs) for scientific support under Art 20 of Council Regulation (EC) 1099/2009 | EFSA
Kind reminder for your contributions 🙏 🙏 !
📣 Call for Data #EFSA: Head-Only Electrical Stunning of Heavy pigs
👉 Deadline: 15 January 2026, 23:59 CET
👉 www.efsa.europa.eu/en/call/call...
🐟 Just published #EFSA Technical Report on Fish Husbandry Systems 🐠
Huge thanks to all Member States in the #EFSA AHAW Network 🙏
👉 Read the full report: efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.2...
#FoodSafety #AnimalWelfare #Aquaculture
📢 Just published | Our latest report confirms that transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) occur at very low levels in the EU in 2024.
🎬 Watch the animation to find out more about TSE and its impact in the EU.
📖 Learn more: link.europa.eu/MR6JMB
#TSE #FoodSafety @efsa-biohaw.bsky.social
💻 New IT Opportunity! #EFSA is seeking partners to help develop the Animal Welfare Data Hub 🐄🐖
🧠 Collaboration with #EUPAHW.
🕒 Deadline: 16 Jan 2026
💶 Value: €500,000
🔗 Learn more & apply: https://ow.ly/Ax8q50Xo138
#DataHub #DigitalInnovation #AnimalHealthAndWelfare #EUProjects #Research
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🚀 Today @efsa.europa.eu and @ecdc.europa.eu are launching the VectorNet Data Portal which uses GBIF Hosted Portal infrastructure!
This portal supports increased discovery, access and appropriate use of data on vector occurrences in Europe! 🦟
🔗gbif.link/vectornet
💬 Thanks to everyone who joined @efsa.europa.eu webinars on #AnimalWelfare last week!
📚 Missed them? The presentations are now online:
👉 Fur animals: www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/we...
👉 Beef cattle:
www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/we...
#EFSA #AnimalHealth #StakeholderEngagement
📢 Last week to register for @efsa.europa.eu webinars on its scientific opinions on #AnimalWelfare:
📌 29 Sept – Fur animals (mink, foxes, raccoon dogs, chinchillas)
👉 link.europa.eu/dfmpTP
📌 2 Oct – Beef cattle
👉 link.europa.eu/NqBXKJ
# EFSA at the 76th EAAP Annual Meeting in Innsbruck 🇦🇹 #eaap2025 Interesting sessions on #health #Animalwelfare #animalscience#animalresearch #sustainable #livestock #production #Breeding # genetics #novelfeeds #ScienceEvents 📖🌱 inspiring opening by Award winner Antonella Baldi
Save the date!! www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/we... Webinar on welfare of animals kept for fur production | EFSA
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Our scientists reviewed how current fur farming systems affect mink, foxes, raccoon dogs and chinchillas.
Check out our infographic and scientific output ⤵️
europa.eu/!R6RPhg
#AnimalWelfare #FurFarming
📢 New from @efsa.europa.eu: Scientific Opinion on the welfare of animals farmed for fur.
🦦 Mink | 🦊 Foxes | 🦝 Raccoon dogs | 🐹 Chinchillas
Read more: 👉 europa.eu/!WFYn9F & infographic 👉 europa.eu/!R6RPhg
#AnimalWelfare #EFSA #FurFarming
See our new infographic on #Welfare of #BeefCattle 🐂
#EFSA_EU just released. What to focus on to improve their welfare. 📊 europa.eu/!TnBJmy
📘 Full opinion → europa.eu/!3bp96m
#BeefCattle #AnimalWelfare #EFSA_EU
🐄 Just published!🐄 EFSA releases a scientific opinion & technical report on beef cattle welfare in the EU. Welfare risks, best practices & system-level insight — all in one place. 🔗 europa.eu/!TtY4bY
#AnimalWelfare #BeefCattle #EFSA_EU
🐮 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞
Our scientists have reviewed the latest evidence and provided recommendations to improve it, focusing on housing, diet, and overall wellbeing.
Learn more with our infographic and full opinion ⤵️
europa.eu/!TnBJmy
#OneHealth #AnimalWelfare | @efsa-animals.bsky.social
Interested in a 12-month traineeship in @efsa.europa.eu Parma, Italy?
BIOHAW-unit is looking for young professionals eager to protect #public #health, #animal health & animal #welfare.
Apply by 📆 April 2, 2025.
👉 europa.eu/!yPmHPC
#EFSA #Traineeship #FoodSafety #PublicHealth
Frank Verdonck - Head of Unit BIOHAW @efsa.europa.eu now in joint TRAN-AGRI Committee on Animal transport follow 👉 europa.eu/!bVpq99
summarising recommendations of @efsa.europa.eu scientific opinions on the #transport of #animals Read all the details 👉 europa.eu/!qPn7nB
#AnimalWelfare
Published today: scientific opinion and report with @ecdc.europa.eu about preparedness and response options against #avianinfluenza in animals and humans: genetic analyses, human and animal epidemiology, surveillance and risk mitigation strategies
europa.eu/!c9XhRJ
Just published. find out in the infographic how to monitor #horses #welfare & #consciousness using #indicators during slaughter. @efsa.europa.eu provides good practices!
see details 👉www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajourn...
#AnimalWelfare @efsa-animals.bsky.social @efsa-animals.bsky.social
Just published! 🐴 On-farm killing of horses requires appropriate methods to prevent pain & fear. @efsa.europa.eu .europa.eu identifies key hazards & recommends good practices! #AnimalWelfare #OneHealth @efsa.europa.eu
🚨 Prolonged hunger, thirst, and sensory overload harm horses at slaughter. Preventive measures like cool lairages, adequate spacing, & hydration are key! 🐴 #EFSA.europa.eu #AnimalRights #Equine #OneHealth.
🐴 Just published! Horses at slaughter face stress and exposure to injuries. EFSA recommends better practices: skilled handling, proper facilities, & monitoring. Together, we ensure #AnimalWelfare! 🌍 #EFSA.europa.eu #OneHealth #Equine #RiskAssessment
👉 bit.ly/3EbOP4h
Just published! 🐴 On-farm killing of horses requires appropriate methods to prevent pain & fear #EFSA.europa.eu identifies key hazards & recommends good practices! #AnimalWelfare #OneHealth #EFSA.europa.eu
👉 bit.ly/42qF786
New publication out!
L’ORA – A Living #OneHealth Risk Assessment tool to assess the incursion risk of #zoonotic diseases – has been published!
➡️ shorturl.at/bIVyr
#OneHealth #Zoonoses #GlobalHealth #RiskAssessment @efsa.europa.eu @w-u-r.bsky.social #SVA #APHA #DEFRA #SSI
