The Centre is celebrating the publication of its fifth scientific paper as a result of the work carried out in Activity 3 in 2022.  The present study demonstrates that mixtures of carbon dioxide with nitrogen improve a broiler chicken’s welfare during stunning since they result in a more rapid induction of unconsciousness and reduce the aversion experienced, compared to carbon dioxide in two phases, in broiler chickens. This article named " Alternatives to Carbon Dioxide in Two Phases for the Improvement of Broiler Chickens’ Welfare during Stunning" has been published as part of the Special Issue Animal Stress and Welfare during Transport and Slaughtering, and is available here.

Agenda Program 2024 is now available since January 2024.

Please have a look at this webinar scheduled for December 20th, 2023, 9:00-12:00 CEST

EURL GUIDANCE : EURL Guidance Document on screening method validation  -  Version 1.1 of 21 September 2023 Published on 05/10/2023

EURL GUIDANCE : EURL Guidance Document on the quality control during routine analysis - Version1.2 of 3 April 2023 Published on 06/04/2023

We look forward to welcoming a new member to the EURCAW family! On 17 January the fourth European Union Reference Centre for Animal Welfare was designated – this new EURCAW will focus on aquatic species.   EURCAW Aquatic Animals will be led by the University of Crete in Greece, in partnership with the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology in Czechia and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Spain.   The designation was published on 19 January in the ‘COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2024/266 of 17 January 2024 designating a European Union reference centre for the welfare of aquatic animals in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council’.   The new EURCAW will officially start work on 1 February 2024 and the designation will be reviewed every 7 years from the date of application of the Decision.   The implementing decision is available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202400266&qid=1705652151941 The press release from the European Commission, issued on 15 January 2024: https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/sante/items/814529/en    

A specific #dashboard developped by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to give access to updated and complete #brucellosis data in #Europe, including #prevalence data in different species. To be kept informed of brucellosis #eradication progress on an ongoing basis !  Brucella dashboard | EFSA (europa.eu)

  Dear Colleagues, The year 2023 has been full of challenges, thank you for everything you have brought and for your constant implictaion in our collaboartive projects. We hope you will have restfull and joyful end of year celebrations. Best wishes and see you soon in 2024! 

EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2023. Story map on Brucella, available online:  https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8f560383d90b47e8a6f2223384a09c5f

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has jointly published a Rapid Outbreak Assessment on a persistant ST155 Listeria monocytogenes strain in ready-to-eat fish products likely the cause of 64 infections and 10 deaths in EU/EEA and UK since 2016. ⇒ EFSA news: link