Swine news - Management

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.

Caged animal farming could be phased out in the European Union by 2027, say MEPs

UK launches first ever action plan to improve the welfare and conservation of animals.

The aim is to expand decentralized facilities in order to shorten transport distances for the animals.

While the mandatory hospital pen area is 2.5%, SEGES proposes to increase this depending on the feeding system.

ESFA gathers the views of stakeholders in scientific assessment on the welfare of animals during transport in the EU.

MEPs will debate a citizens’ initiative to ban the use of cages for farm animals , together with experts, Commissioners and representatives of other EU bodies on Thursday.

The European Commission has published an evaluation of the "European Union Strategy for the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2012-2015" to identify the extent to which the objectives have been met.

The objective is to prevent pigs from contracting one or more diseases by adopting specific status and controls.

The government has approved an amendment to the Animal Welfare Act to carry out controls on carcasses at by-product processing plants.

The Federal Council demands a funding strategy from the government for transforming livestock farming to be more humane.

New COV code provides for training of slaughterhouse employees and assessments of animal welfare.

Compliance with animal protection regulations during transport must be ensured by all personnel handling live animals.

Wageningen University & Research has launched the 2-year project "Pig Enrichment" to promote the effective use of these materials on more and more pig farms.

The new regulations are primarily aimed at improving the welfare of breeding sows.

Reducing tail docking in pigs is on the agenda for Ireland's first over-arching Animal Welfare Strategy.

As compensation for the costs incurred by castration with anesthesia, the Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture and the Livestock and Meat Producers' Association recommend a surcharge of at least four euros per castrated male piglet.