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Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dan Jørgensen, and organisations with an interest in pig production in Denmark have reached a new agreement for improving pig welfare standards.

Now nearly 75% of all boars in the Netherlands are not castrated.

Minister Coveney said that the Act brings the areas of both animal health and welfare together under one legislative framework for the first time.

Highlights of the revised Code include a full commitment to adopt loose housing for sows and gilts in all new facilities built after July 1, 2014.

Castration or tail docking of piglets over 7 days old shall only be performed by veterinarians.

The regulation incorporates criteria for the protection of the animals, placing this country among those that obey the internationally demanded standards.

The Commission will mark the mid-point of the EU Strategy for the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2012-2015 at a conference in Brussels today.

The program will be allocated a budget of $450,000 spread over three years, from 2013 to 2016.

The new Danish Minister of Agriculture, Dan Jørgensen, proposes significant changes in Danish pig production.

The pig herd has been decreasing since 2006 and stood at 147 million heads in 2012 (a reduction of 16 million heads or 10%, in seven years).

EFSA has published three scientific opinions on the welfare of pigs, sheep and goats, chicken and turkeys during the slaughter process.