Welcome to the second edition of the EURCAW Ruminants & Equines newsletter for 2026.

This edition takes a look at the management of painful procedures in bovines, the latest Welfare Topic published by the Centre. This new resource comprises a thematic factsheet and an animal welfare indicator factsheet, which are designed to support competent authorities and stakeholders in assessing and promoting animal welfare. We also address a recent ‘Question to EURCAW’ (Q2E) regarding accidental lead poisoning in cattle, and provide a summary of the collaborative meeting of the four EURCAWs that took place in Rome in June.

Read more here: Newsletter Vol. 14