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EURCAW Ruminants & Equines is pleased to share the latest episode of its Inspector@Work series, featuring an inspector from Cork, Ireland. ⁠⁠Inspector@Work⁠⁠⁠ provides a unique window into the professional lives of Official Inspectors implementing EU animal welfare laws. You can listen to the audio-generated version of the interview here, and read the ⁠⁠English⁠ transcript on our website.

This audio document is an abridged version of the animal welfare thematic factsheet on Environmental enrichment for ruminants and equines, produced by EURCAW Ruminants & Equines. In this Thematic Factsheet, the concept and application of environmental enrichment are described, with examples and their impacts to support animal welfare. This audio document summarises key scientific reviews and outlines relevant EU legislative requirements concerning environmental enrichment for ruminants and equines. The original thematic factsheet, authored by Valentin Brunet, Raphaëlle Botreau and Isabelle Veissier, is ⁠⁠available⁠⁠ on our website. Contributors: Cécile Ginane, Maria Vilain Rørvang, Xavier Boivin, and Daiana de Oliveira.

This audio document is an abridged version of the animal welfare thematic factsheet on Environmental enrichment for sheep, produced by EURCAW Ruminants & Equines. In natural habitats, animals receive many stimuli that vary in place and time. This thematic factsheet summarises the knowledge on the needs of sheep, the present situation of farming systems in the EU and potential environmental enrichments (physical, occupational, sensory, feeding and relational) that can be implemented in farms to improve animal welfare. This audio document summarises key scientific reviews and outlines relevant EU legislative requirements concerning environmental enrichment for sheep. The original thematic factsheet, authored by Valentin Brunet, Isabelle Veissier, Raphaëlle Botreau, Cécile Ginane, Maria Vilain Rørvang, Xavier Boivin, and Daiana de Oliveira, is ⁠⁠ on our website.