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Veal calves should be housed in small groups during their first weeks of life and the use of individual pens should be avoided to improve their welfare.
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To improve the welfare of farmed calves, the animals should be kept in small groups with sufficient space to rest and given deformable bedding, while the use of individual pens should be avoided...
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Consumer exposure to nitrosamines, compounds that can form in food during its preparation and processing, raises a health concern.
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EFSA experts provisionally concluded that mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) do not pose a health concern.
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The situation regarding avian influenza continues to evolve in Europe and globally, with reports of new outbreaks in birds and occasional infections in mammals.
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Birds and mammals are dying. What is avian flu? Can we stop it spreading?
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Resistance of Salmonella and Campylobacter to commonly used antimicrobials is frequently observed in humans and animals, reveals a report issued today by ECDC and EFSA.
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EFSA dashboards are an interactive way of providing scientific information on EFSA topics. Click here to check out the latest data on Indicators of Antimicrobial Resistance.
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Residues of veterinary drugs and other substances found in animals and animal-derived food continue to decline in the European Union and compliance levels are on the rise, the latest data reveals.
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EFSA dashboards are an interactive way of providing scientific information on EFSA topics. Click here to check out the latest data on results from the monitoring of veterinary medicinal product
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To improve the welfare of farmed broiler chickens and laying hens, EFSA’s scientists recommend avoiding the practice of mutilation, feed restriction and the use of cages.