Antonio Velarde

Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA) - Spain Author

Dr. Antonio Velarde is a researcher in IRTA (Institute for Food and Agricultural Research and Technology-Spain) leading different projects on animal welfare. He started his scientific work in the section of ethology at the School of Veterinary Science of Barcelona on a project on effect on stunning system on welfare and meat quality in pigs and sheep.

Main research projects and interests include the European projects “Integration of animal welfare in the food quality chain: from public concern to improved welfare and transparent quality (Welfare Quality^® - Food-CT-2004-506508. 2004-2009), and “Religious slaughter: improving knowledge and expertise through dialogue and debate on issues of welfare, legislation and socio-economic aspects (DIALREL- 043075. 2006-2009).

He has published many papers in international and national journals and has been member of the working groups ‘on the welfare aspects of animal stunning and killing methods’ and ‘Welfare aspects of piglets castration’ of the Panel on Animal Health and Animal Welfare of the European Food Safety Authority.

Updated CV 24-Dec-2012

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SWAP system in the sow-stall-free period. Courtesy of Christian Fink Hansen

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Measures to reduce neonatal mortality: management, genetics and new housing for lactating sows

Neonatal mortality does not only depend on the design of the farrowing crate, but also on genetic and management factors, as well as litter size, especially with the increased use of hyper-prolific dam lines.

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Enrichment material to prevent tail-biting

To prevent tail biting, animals must be able to express their exploratory behaviour in an appropriate manner. This article presents the points to consider when choosing the most appropriate material.

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Iberian pig creating its own wet area to lie in an outdoor plot.

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Heat Stress Management Strategies on Farm

This article summarizes the main points to beat heat stress in pigs.

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Productive results of pigs vaccinated against boar taint

The productive and behavioral results found in this study suggest that GRH immunization is an alternative to surgical castration.

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Welfare Quality®: Slaughterhouse Measures

During the unloading, the animals’ ease of movement is evaluated based on the percentage of animals that slip (loss of balance without touching the floor) and/or fall (any part of the animal besides the hooves touch the ground).

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Welfare Quality®: Farming measures

Here we present a brief summary of the different proposed measures of the Welfare Quality® protocol for the evaluation of the welfare of the pigs on a farm.

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Welfare Evaluation: Welfare Quality Protocol ^®

The European Welfare Quality® project has developed systems to objectively evaluate animal welfare on farms and slaughterhouses in order to identify the causes of deficient wellbeing and to assess farmers on possible improvements.

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Alternative to surgical castration without anesthesia (I)

The administration of local or general anesthesia, accompanied in all cases by a long-lasting analgesic, eliminates or considerably reduces the pain caused by surgical castration. However, the use of these products has certain limitations.

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Alternative to surgical castration without anesthesia (II)

Immunological castration also reduces sexual behavior and aggressiveness during the final weeks of fattening, in this way increasing the time dedicated to the ingestion of food

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Surgical castration without anesthesia

Approximately 80% of the 120 million male pigs that are slaughtered every year in the European Union are castrated (EFSA, 2004).

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Pig vision and management/handling

Pigs have a panoramic vision of 310º and binocular vision of 35-50º (Fig. 1). This means that compared to humans, pigs prioritise their lateral monocular vision and this increases their panoramic vision (greater capacity for detecting possible danger, food, other pigs, etc) and decreases their bifocal vision (greater difficulty for calculating distances).

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Antonio Velarde

Measures to reduce neonatal mortality: management, genetics and new housing for lactating sows

Enrichment material to prevent tail-biting

Heat Stress Management Strategies on Farm

Productive results of pigs vaccinated against boar taint

Welfare Quality®: Slaughterhouse Measures

Welfare Quality®: Farming measures

Welfare Evaluation: Welfare Quality Protocol ^®

Alternative to surgical castration without anesthesia (I)

Alternative to surgical castration without anesthesia (II)

Surgical castration without anesthesia

Pig vision and management/handling

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