EFSA Biological Hazards, Animal Health & Welfare
Science for safe, sustainable, resilient food systems.
We are @efsa.europa.eu's BIOHAW unit dealing with animal health & welfare, biological hazards, food-borne pathogens, zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance.
- Reposted by EFSA Biological Hazards, Animal Health & Welfare🦃 Just published | #AnimalWelfare To improve the welfare of #turkeys, our scientists recommend a number of measures such as increasing space, providing enrichment, phasing out mutilations, avoiding the practice of flock thinning. More: 🔗 www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/to... @efsa-biohaw.bsky.social
- Read Read! Just published by @efsa.europa.eu. Most common housing systems and practices of keeping turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo gallopavo) in the EU EFSA www.efsa.europa.eu/en/supportin...
- 🦃 Just published! EFSA’s Scientific Opinion & technical report on the #Welfare of turkeys on farm 🧬Read our recommendations on space, litter, enrichment, air quality, light, breeding & avoiding mutilations 📄 Read 👉 www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajourn...
- Reposted by EFSA Biological Hazards, Animal Health & WelfareOur experts assessed bacterial growth in #meat intended for freezing 🥩 The way meat is stored by food business operators can affect both safety and the way meat smells and appears. Find out how long meat can be safely stored and what this means for EU rules → link.europa.eu/PtKw9f #EUFoodSafety
- Reposted by EFSA Biological Hazards, Animal Health & WelfareWelfare of horses: Plain Language Summary In case you missed it, our review of horse slaughter processes and their welfare impact is available in clear, simple terms. Our experts have made recommendations to enhance animal welfare & reduce possible hazards. doi.org/10.2903/j.ef... #AnimalWelfare
- 📢 Just published! How wild bird abundance data can support early warning for #AvianInfluenza in the EU? 🌍 This report explores how #WildBirds abundance data may improve movement estimates when ring-recovery or tracking data are limited🐦 👉 Read the full report: doi.org/10.2903/sp.e...
- New SENTINEL #WildBirds report NOW available:zenodo.org/records/1803... 🦆 Over 2,000 wild birds from 30+ species were sampled in 11 countries. During autumn and early winter, #HPAI A(H5N1) and #InfluenzaA viruses were detected, with mallards and Eurasian teals among the most sampled species
- 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...
- Reposted by EFSA Biological Hazards, Animal Health & WelfareBehind every EFSA opinion is teamwork, trust and shared responsibility - even around the fridge. This festive season, we celebrate collaboration that keeps food safe across Europe. 🎄 From our fridge to yours, happy holidays with safe food.
- @efsa.europa.eu finds no evidence of true vertical transmission of VHSV, IHNV & HPR-deleted ISAV via fertilised eggs/gametes. Surface contamination risk remains, so vigilance in movements from non-free areas is key. efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/... #Aquaculture #AnimalHealth
- EU Monitoring Report on #avianflu (Sept-Nov 2025) now online: www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajourn... 🦊More mammal cases, mainly foxes and some cats in Germany and Netherlands 🐮North America saw more cases in poultry, cattle, cats and wildlife 🌏H5N1 was detected in elephant seals, a first case in Oceania
- 🐟 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
- EU Monitoring Report on #avianflu (Sept-Nov 2025) now online: www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajourn... 🦃Turkeys were most affected, and France reported 30+ outbreaks in vaccinated ducks 🐦Most poultry outbreaks came from wild birds, with reduced farm-to-farm spread compared to past epidemics
- EU Monitoring Report on #avianflu (Sept-Nov 2025) now online: www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajourn... 🌍Europe saw unusually high HPAI in wild birds, found in both dead and healthy-looking animals 🕊️Along the West European migration route, several countries reported large crane die-offs
- #AfricanSwineFever bites! Carcass removal works to contain the spread, thus @enetwild.com has released a review of methods to find and date wild boar carcasses zenodo.org/records/1759... as well as recommendations for carcass detection and dating in different environments zenodo.org/records/1759...
- ECDC defines scenarios for pre-pandemic zoonotic influenza preparedness and response, to guide a scalable public health response and provide options for responding to possible pre-pandemic scenarios. @ecdc.europa.eu Check and download the tool at www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publicati...
- ECDC defines strategies to fight avian and swine flu in humans: a guide has been released to help MSs to detect and respond to possible animal-related influenza threats, including pandemics. Check at www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even... @ecdc.europa.eu
- A nice presentation by the one and only Temple Grandin. A nice quote …. @efsa.europa.eu at #EuFarmWelfare2050
- Today @efsa.europa.eu at #EuFarmWelfare2050. Minister Jacob Jensen opens “Animal welfare is a shared responsibility across stakeholders”
- Reposted by EFSA Biological Hazards, Animal Health & Welfare💻 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: ow.ly/Ax8q50Xo138 #DataHub #DigitalInnovation #AnimalHealthAndWelfare #EUProjects #Research
- No BIRD FLU campaign efsa.europa.eu/en/no-bird-flu presented at 97th Advisory Forum of European Food Safety Authority. Great feedback from MSs and lots of downloads of communication material to raise awareness on farm biosecurity to prevent the introduction and spread of avian influenza.
- 💬 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
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- 📢 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
- No bird flu: protect your farm! Just launched, @efsa.europa.eu campaign on awareness raising on #biosecurity to prevent & control #avianinfluenza in poultry www.efsa.europa.eu/en/no-bird-flu . Poster, leaflets, stickers, etc. to download in all EU languages. Feel free to use and disseminate!
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- 🚨 Right now happening today @europarl.europa.eu 🗓 11 September 2025 ⏰ 09:00–10:00 ✨ Today #VerdonckFrank & @marika-vitali.bsky.social @efsa.europa.eu present the results of EFSA’s Scientific Opinion on the #welfare of animals kept for fur production. 📚 For more details: 👉 europa.eu/!WFYn9F
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- # 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
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- Reposted by EFSA Biological Hazards, Animal Health & WelfareSave the date!! www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/we... Webinar on welfare of beef cattle | EFSA
- Save the date!! www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/we... Webinar on welfare of animals kept for fur production | EFSA
- Webinar on welfare of beef cattle @efsa.europa.eu Register now! www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/we... Webinar on welfare of beef cattle | EFSA
- Webinar on welfare of animals kept for fur production. @efsa.europa.eu Register now! www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/we... Webinar on welfare of animals kept for fur production | EFSA
- 📢 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
- EU Monitoring Report on #avianflu (March-June 2025) now online: europa.eu/!NcyQ7X ✔️ 365 detections reported in 24 European countries, Hungary and Poland most affected. ✔️ first detection in sheep, long-tailed weasel, leopard cat and grey fox; ✔️ 20 human cases reported in 6 Asian countries
- 30th Anniversary of @ema.europa.eu , celebration in Amsterdam for the achievements in the field of medicine and regulatory science. Many EU partners present, including @efsa.europa.eu. Congratulations EMA! europa.eu/!9hdybm
- 🌟 EFSA’s BROWARD Call is OPEN! 🌟 🐔📊 🔍 Collect ABMs on-farm & at slaughter ⚗️ Experimental interventions 🔗 Apply now: europa.eu/!YcV8Ym 📅 Deadline: 26 Nov, 17:00 CET #AnimalWelfare #BroilerChickens #EFSA #BROWARD #Art36 #OpenData #AgriResearch #OneWelfare #SciencePolicy
- 🐖 #AfricanSwineFever in domestic pigs in the EU shows clear seasonality again in 2024 📅: 51% of outbreaks occurred between July and September ☀️. 🔍 Learn more at 👉 europa.eu!NJWKrq And more info in the thread below 👇 @efsa.europa.eu #animalhealth
- 🐗 Number of #ASF outbreaks notified in wild boar in the EU has remained stable since 2022 (~7,000- 8,000). There were some variations between countries: 🔼 increase in Bulgaria, Greece and Latvia 🔽 decrease in Romania, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden. 🔍 Info 👉 europa.eu!NJWKrq @efsa.europa.eu
- ✅⬇️ 83% drop of #ASF outbreaks in domestic pigs 🐖 in the EU, from 1,929 in 2023 to 333 in 2024, with Romania notifying 66% of the outbreaks. 📉 Read more 👉 europa.eu!NJWKrq 👇 and follow the thread for more details! @efsa.europa.eu #animalhealth #AfricanSwineFever
- 📢 Just published! 📄 @efsa.europa.eu ’s annual epidemiological analyses of the spread and impact of #AfricanSwineFever (#ASF) 🐷 🦠 🐗 in the European Union (EU) and neighbouring countries affected. 🌍 📌 Read the full report: europa.eu!NJWKrq 👇 and follow the thread below for highlights
- 📢 @efsa.europa.eu is seeking data on horse breeding practices to support welfare assessments of equines across Europe. 🔍 If you have relevant info, share it by 30 June 2025! 🐎 👉 www.efsa.europa.eu/en/call/call... #Horses #AnimalWelfare #EFSA
- We're collecting data on blood sampling in horses to assess welfare impacts better. Got relevant data or insights? Submit by 30 June 2025. 📥 Help @efsa.europa.eu shape future animal welfare assessments www.efsa.europa.eu/en/call/call...
- 17th Scientific conference of the Bulgarian focal point of @efsa.europa.eu, “Empower science for safety future” running today in #Sofia (BG): Alessandro Broglia presenting #RiftValleyFever as example of emerging #vectorborne disease
- Gabriele Zancanaro from @efsa.europa.eu attending today the 46th General Session of the #EuFMD in Rome. Review of activities, work plan and budget agreement. Details at www.fao.org/eufmd/meetin... . After 30 years #footandmouthdisease #FMD is back in EU, #preparedness is key
- From 28 to 30 April, our colleague Lina Mur attending the Scientific Meeting of the Global #Africanswinefever Research Alliance www.ars.usda.gov/gara/. Scientists getting together to discuss #ASF situation, risks, challenges and scientific progress.
- #EFSA is committed to enhancing the #BirdFluRadar and need your invaluable input. We have launched a brief 15-minute survey to collect your feedback, guiding the next phase of our project development. Survey closes 📆: 31 May 2025 👉 Help shape the future of the Bird Flu Radar: europa.eu/!PgBNC4
- Read read ! www.efsa.europa.eu/en/call/call... Call for data - Horse breeding practices | EFSA
