Swine news - Management

The Borchert Commission considers that it only makes sense to continue "if the federal government decides on a long-term animal welfare premium guaranteed by contract and financed by the state."

EFSA recommends more space, lower temperatures, and shorter distances.

Large slaughterhouses will have one year to adapt to the new regulations and small slaughterhouses will have two.

EFSA has published a scientific opinion on the welfare of pigs on farm, the first of several opinions on animal welfare to be delivered in the coming year in the context of the Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy.

Denmark starts the conversion of temporary confinement crates during farrowing and lactation of sows ahead of the EU.

The study provides a snapshot of the situation regarding animal welfare and use of antimicrobials throughout the EU.

Everyone involved in the care, moving, and handling of pigs on farm needs to complete the training by August 31, 2022, as part of Red Tractor standards.

The Federal Ministry for the Environment and Consumer Protection and the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Germany have submitted their proposal to the EU Commission for the redesignation of the country's highly nitrate-polluted regions.

The UK has set out plans for government funded vet visits, grants for animal welfare improvements, and health and welfare priorities for the swine industry.

On-farm animal welfare rules: MEPs call for clarity and uniform implementation.

MEPs call on EU countries to respect animal welfare during transport and to transition to transporting meat and not live animals.

Policy options were debated on animal welfare labelling, the phasing out of cages, transport, slaughter and on-farm welfare.

This new obligation is accompanied by training for pig and poultry farm reference persons.

Parliament’s committee of inquiry into the protection of animals during transport adopted its conclusions and recommendations.

As of January 1, 2022, castration of piglets in France must be performed painlessly under anesthesia and analgesia.

EU animal welfare legislation needs an update and uniform application in all Member States, Agriculture MEPs say.

As part of its "Farm to Fork" strategy, the Commission has launched a public consultation on the review of animal welfare legislation.

During the last Council of Ministers of Agriculture, the Danish delegation provided information to ministers regarding the future revision of EU legislation on animal welfare.

At the Agriculture Ministers' Conference in Dresden from September 30 to October 1, the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture called on the state ministers to commit to the conversion of livestock farming.

The label gives pig farmers the opportunity to differentiate themselves by going above and beyond the legal standards for animal welfare.

New regulation requires minimum floor space for breeding sows and bans the sale of pork in California that does not come from animals housed under these standards.

A study from Wageningen Livestock Research and Utrecht University concludes it is too early to stop tail docking entirely in The Netherlands.

The proposal will come as part of the ongoing revision of the animal welfare legislation under the Farm to Fork Strategy.

The Commission’s Animal Welfare Platform recommends the establishment of a voluntary labelling scheme at EU-level.