Since 1st January 2024 and for 3 years, pig farmers, analysis facilities and better training establishments shall be running in combination within the EU-funded mission ‘WelFarmers’.
On this mission, incorporated within the Horizon Europe Program, a complete of seventeen companions will paintings in a consortium shaped via 8 Eu nations, the place greater than 50% of the pig manufacturing in Europe is represented.
WelFarmers objectives to spot, overview and award just right practices in animal welfare on farms within the 8 collaborating nations. The awarded practices won’t best be described in the case of pig welfare, but in addition their environmental and financial have an effect on shall be evaluated.
The 4 thematic teams on pig welfare that WelFarmers will paintings on are:
- Ban of cages- Unfastened housing of lactating sows.
- Undocked tails- Manufacturing of pigs with non-docked tails.
- Castration- Heading off ache in castration.
- House/flooring- House allowance and floors for growers and finishers
The entire details about the mission (“Just right Practices”, technical articles, abstracts, webinars, digital farm excursions, and so forth.) shall be to be had thru pig333.com, spouse of the mission.
March 1, 2024/ WelFarmers mission.