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First European Protocols for assessing Farm Animal Welfare published

13-Oct-2009
Assessment systems to evaluate the quality of animal welfare on farms or at slaughter, have been developed by researchers of the European research project Welfare Quality®. These systems for 7 livestock species are founded upon animal-based measures. The systems combine a science-based methodology for assessing farm animal welfare with a standardised way of integrating this information to assign farms and slaughterhouses to one of four categories (from poor to excellent animal welfare).

Danish Crown: Checked and approved by Mr Shimojo

13-Oct-2009
It’s almost 10 o’clock on a Wednesday morning. In the operations manager’s office on the first floor, Jørn Kjær is getting ready for the day’s visit. The checklists have been prepared, and Jørn glances out of the window at the open area in front of the slaughterhouse.

France - Difficulties in the swine market

13-Oct-2009
Between January and March the number of sacrificed pigs has fallen by 1%. Exportations of pig meat have also suffered a decrease in the first seven months of this year with a 5.9% fall compared to 2008, due in a large part to a fall in purchases from Russia and several other Asian countries.

Denmark - Decreasing costs

13-Oct-2009
According to a financial analysis prepared by Danish Agriculture and Food Council the prospects are that pig producers will have decreasing costs during 2010.