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EURCAW-Pigs

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EU Reference Centre for Animal Welfare - Pigs

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🐮Do you care about animals? 📺Then tune in tomorrow: 1⃣0⃣ Meeting of the #EU4AnimalWelfare platform Read more details in our eNews: europa.eu/!9fJCdG #EUFarm2Fork #EUGreenDeal

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What is the suitability of natural rubber toys as enrichment material for pigs? EURCAW-Pigs received this question from a veterinary inspector. Follow the link for the answer edepot.wur.nl/556788

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On October 4 and 5, 2021, EURCAW-Pigs organised a first annual meeting on pig welfare legislation for officials of EU Member States. Aim of the meeting was to discuss obstacles and to answer questions that officials may encounter in their daily work. bit.ly/33XJ8ET

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In a review, EURCAW-Pigs addresses the underlying scientific knowledge and key areas to focus on during welfare inspections related to on-farm euthanasia of suckling piglets bit.ly/3mMfKIh

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EURCAW-Pigs congratulates her staff member Mette Herskin on winning the Humane Slaughter Award. The award was presented at the HSA International Conference on 30th June and 1st July eurcaw-pigs.eu/newsitem/mette…

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“Nothing I have discovered was impossible to fix”. Philippe, Official Veterinary in Brittany, France, tells his personal story on the inspection of animal welfare in slaughterhouses eurcaw-pigs.eu/item/nothing-i…

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EURCAW-Pigs made a compilation of examples of group-housing systems for sows after weaning and in early pregnancy. eurcaw-pigs.eu/newsitem/group…

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"Sometimes you have to make difficult decisions ... but you choose in favour of the animals.” Barbara, veterinary inspector in Poland and responsible for inspections of farms and the transportation of animals, tells her personal story eurcaw-pigs.eu/item/sometimes…

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In three factsheets, EURCAW-Pigs describes animal-based indicators to assess calm handling, and proper and effective stunning and bleeding at slaughter. The factsheets are available in English, French, German, Spanish and Dutch eurcaw-pigs.eu/newsitem/asses… eurcaw-pigs.eu/newsitem/asses…

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At the 23rd Conf on meat and poultry hygiene in Berlin, exciting lectures were given on the subject of animal welfare during slaughter and transport. Isa Kernberger-Fischer (FLI, Celle) presented the activities of EURCAW-Pigs. Her lecture was perceived as very informative.

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“The situation on a farm may change. You can’t completely trust what you have seen before”. Agnieszka, veterinary inspector in the Animal Health and Protection Team in the central part of Wielkopolska, Poland, tells her personal story eurcaw-pigs.eu/item/the-situa…

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With the increasing risk of heat stress, EURCAW-Pigs published a review and webdossier, and tools for inspection, to support welfare inspectors in the field of climate control on pig farms eurcaw-pigs.eu/newsitem/how-t…

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#Officialveterinarians and #animalwelfare inspectors from all over Germany will be present at the Internationaler Veterinärkongress 2023, Bad Staffelstein, Germany, 24-25 April bit.ly/3Ljz0cK EURCAW-Pigs will enter into discussion with interested participants

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In response to a Q2E, EURCAW-Pigs gives an overview edepot.wur.nl/631590 on the suitability of different materials to meet the sows’ motivation for nest building. EURCAW-Pig's Q2E service eurcaw-pigs.eu/questions-to-e… is open to Competent Authorities and policy workers of EU MS

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EURCAW-Pigs organises physical meetings - Road Shows - to exchange with #animalwelfare officials of certain EU Member States in 2023 and 2024. A first Road show, in Germany, generated many ideas to support the work of #officialinspectors. eurcaw-pigs.eu/newsitem/road-…

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Today, the three EU Reference Centres for #AnimalWelfare meet for the 3rd time with National Reference Centres and National Supporting Bodies designated by EU governments. Aim of the meetings are to elaborate on a useful network and identification of possible collaboration.

Today, the three EU Reference Centres for #AnimalWelfare meet for the 3rd time with National Reference Centres and National Supporting Bodies designated by EU governments. Aim of the meetings are to elaborate on a useful network and identification of possible collaboration.
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"We shouldn’t give up on the goals we set for ourselves too soon but keep pursuing them consistently." Sylwia, veterinary inspector in the Animal Health and Protection Team in the central part of Wielkopolska, Poland, tells her personal story. eurcaw-pigs.eu/item/do-not-gi…