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Challenges facing inspectors in the field are multifaceted and complex
Drawing on fieldwork in four European countries, EURCAW-Pigs identified the needs of inspectors by examining the challenges they face in the conduct of their work, with a focus on assessing welfare on farm and at slaughter.
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EURCAWs hosted a second meeting with National Reference Centres and Supporting Bodies
The three EU Reference Centres for Animal Welfare (EURCAWs) hosted a second workshop with National Reference Centres for Animal Welfare and the Competent Authorities’ Supporting Bodies on 13 September 2022.
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Group-housing systems for sows after weaning and in early pregnancy
In 2021, the EU Commission announced it intends to phase out stalls for sows after weaning and in early pregnancy by 2027. EURCAW-Pigs made a compilation of examples of group-housing systems for sows after weaning and in early pregnancy.Featured
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EURCAW-Pigs provides scientific and technical knowledge to Competent Authorities of EU member states and their support bodies, for the official controls on pig welfare requirements laid down in the European pig welfare legislation.
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Inspiring example: Active stall fatteners
Gabriele Mörixmann, a German Farmer, shows in the video her active stall for fatteners, which provides different adequate enrichments. She is housing pigs with intact tails. The stall also provides a darkened lying area and hospital pens. In standard housings pigs live mostly in barren environments. One risk factor for tail biting is inadequate environmental enrichment. Environmental enrichment should provide possibilities for performing exploration, foraging and comfort behaviour.