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Welfare Quality®
What: EU project 6th Framework (17 million €)
Period: 2004-2009
Partners: 40 Institutes/Universities (13 Countries)
Coordinator: H. Blokhuis, Wageningen, NL
FVE is member of the advisory Committee
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Aims
develop scientifically based monitoring tool for on-farm welfare assessment in accordance with societal expectations
as well as practical strategies for improving animal welfare
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Sub-projects
Sub-project 1 Consumers, retailers and producers concerns
Sub-project 2 Develop robust on-farm welfare monitoring and information systems
Sub-project 3 Define integrated, practicable species-specific strategies to improve farm animal welfare (cattle, pigs, poultry).
Sub-project 4 Implement a welfare monitoring and information system and develop the welfare improvement strategies.
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Welfare criteria
Welfare principles Meaning
Good feeding1. Absence of prolonged hunger Animals should not suffer from prolonged hunger
2. Absence of prolonged thirst Animals should not suffer from prolonged thirst
Good housing
3. Comfort around resting Animals should be comfortable, especially within their lying areas
4. Thermal comfort Animals should be in good thermal environment
5. Ease of Movement Animals should be able to moving around freely
Good health
6. Absence of injuries Animals should not be physically injured
7. Absence of disease Animals should be free of disease.
8. Absence of pain induced by management procedures
Animals should not suffer from pain induced by inappropriate management
Appropriate behaviour
9. Expression of social behaviours Animals should be allowed to express natural, non-harmful, social behaviours.
10. Expression of other behaviours Animals should have the possibility of expressing other intuitively desirable natural behaviours, such as exploration and play
11. Good human-animal relationship Good Human-animal relationships are beneficial to the welfare of animals
12. Absence of general fear Animals should not experience negative emotions such as fear, distress, frustration or apathy
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Progress
- 70% of time has passed- 2 stakeholders conferences held to
present outcome- Monitoring scheme: animal-based
criteria + resource based criteria- On-farm testing
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Animal Welfare Labelling
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Context
• Mentioned in the “Animal Welfare Action Plan 2006-2010" COM (2006) 14 final of 23 Jan 2006
• ECOSOC opinion on labelling NAT/342 15 March
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German conference
Conference “Animal Welfare - Improving by Labelling?” on 28 March
- The status quo of animal welfare labelling in the EU- Implementation of animal welfare labelling in the
EU- Animal welfare labelling – the next steps
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Concluding Speech Kyprianou
“The Commission is ready to take initiatives to offer and promote more information, and to encourage any private initiatives on labelling and
certification in Europe. “
“The possibility of a label to indicate conformity with EU standards should
be seriously considered. ”
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Council conclusions on animal welfare of 7-8 May
“calls upon the commission to further assess the issue of animal welfare
labelling in all its aspects”
“requests a report to the Council to allow in-depth debate on the subject”
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Position of FVE on AW Labelling
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Broilers Regulation adopted
A missed opportunity?
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• Draft directive published 31/05/05• Consultation- Minimum legislation• FVE WG drafted position
(FVE/05/pos/04)• Ecosoc adopted opinion (S. O’Laoide
expert)• Council working party (L. Berg, L.
Montelli)• EP adopted opinion on 2/06: B. Thijs • 7 May political Agreement Council
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