{"id":9565,"date":"2021-02-19T18:15:51","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T17:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chaire-bea.ix-dev.eu\/missions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T15:51:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T13:51:01","slug":"missions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/missions\/","title":{"rendered":"Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9565\" class=\"elementor elementor-9565 elementor-5712\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a59d79a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a59d79a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a44213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a44213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General presentation <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a66870 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a66870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In view of society&#8217;s rising expectations for animal welfare, it is necessary to improve the living and slaughter conditions of farm animals. This improvement requires increased involvement and mobilisation of all stakeholders, farmers and professionals in daily contact with animals, veterinarians, veterinary public health inspection services, industry associations, scientists or animal welfare experts. It requires the creation of ever more precise scientific knowledge and the transfer of insight, the improvement of dialogue between these roles as well as a better formation for professionals and information for civil society.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/agriculture.gouv.fr\/2016-2020-une-strategie-globale-pour-le-bien-etre-des-animaux-en-france\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">With this in mind and in correlation with France&#8217;s Strategy for Animal Welfare (2016-2020) that VetAgro Sup Chair of Animal Welfare was created in 2018.<\/a> It works in close collaboration with the National Reference Centre (CNR) for Animal Welfare, whose missions are focused on scientific expertise and the coordination of research work. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b98cd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b98cd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Missions and actions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1256ccf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1256ccf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The missions of the Chaire bien-\u00eatre animal are contribute to:<\/p><ul><li>The production and transfer of scientific knowledge: thanks to its team of teacher-researchers and young scientists, the Chaire bien-\u00eatre animal conducts research projects (on the welfare of dairy cows on pasture, on the impact of reproductive biotechnologies on cattle welfare, etc.), publishes scientific articles and conducts expert assessments (evaluation and monitoring of pilot farms, livestock pain assessment, evaluation of animal welfare during animal contests, etc.).<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Training and creation of training tools<\/strong>: the Chaire bien-\u00eatre animal develops and offers face-to-face and distance learning courses for professionals in the field of animal welfare (\u00ab Animal welfare: understanding, evaluating, improving, dialoguing \u00bb, \u00ab Dehorning efficiently, easily and painlessly \u00bb, \u00ab Medical training for equines \u00bb\u2026). The Chaire bien-\u00eatre animal also trains and informs the general public about animal welfare issues through its MOOCs, its periodic #RendezvousBEA on social networks and its press reviews on societal issues. <\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>To promote exchanges in order to raise awareness among animal welfare stakeholders: the Chaire bien-\u00eatre animal holds conferences and participates in meetings involving various animal welfare stake<\/strong>holders in order to promote dialogue and exchanges among them and improve breeding practices.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a06d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4a06d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f661ee6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f661ee6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27932dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27932dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e89818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e89818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/guillements-vert-debut-q44y853hdpw5k2zr6r0yay10aows10zlt5loh1diko.png\" title=\"guillements-vert-debut\" alt=\"guillements-vert-debut\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3636ef2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3636ef2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5cde8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5cde8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Animal welfare is a major societal issue. Animal husbandry practices must be continuously improved for the benefit of animals, farmers and society. But these improvements must be approached scientifically, objectively and pragmatically\u2026. which includes the dissemination of reliable and quality information to the general public as well as training for key animal welfare actors   <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d2f17d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d2f17d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luc Mournier, professor at VetAgro Sup and head of the Chaire bien-\u00eatre animal <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa2e942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aa2e942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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fa-download\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the 2024 activity report infographic<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-713f4ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"713f4ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0469c8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0469c8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The resources produced by the Chaire bien-\u00eatre animal are created by humans, not AI agents.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Literature searches, writing, synthesis, article proofreading, as well as the creation of infographics and video editing are carried out by members of the Chaire bein-\u00eatre animal. 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