Even simple measures such as cooling the manure or reducing its surface area have proven effects: the emission of harmful gases, especially ammonia, from fattening pig stalls can be reduced. This is an interim result from the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart in the joint project “Reducing emissions from livestock farming”, EmiMin for short. With a good 2 million euros in federal funding, the sub-project at the University of Hohenheim is a research heavyweight...

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Consumers in Germany want to know how the animals whose meat they buy at the shop counter or in the supermarket lived like. On August 24, 2023, the Animal Husbandry Labeling Act came into force. The state-mandatory labeling is now intended to ensure transparency and clarity with regard to the way animals are kept. Retail chains have had their own labeling for some time. The nationwide uniform regulation is new...

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The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is funding the joint project to improve animal health in broiler farms with around 840.000 euros as part of its federal program for livestock husbandry. The Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, Claudia Müller, today handed over the funding decision to the project participants at the University of Rostock...

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In 2022, veterinarians on farms keeping QS pigs prescribed significantly fewer antibiotics than in the previous year. This is the result of the current evaluation of the antibiotics monitoring for pig farms in the QS system...

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The total volume of antibiotics distributed to veterinarians fell by 61 tons compared to the previous year. The amount of antibiotics dispensed in veterinary medicine in Germany fell again in 2022, similar to previous years. This is reported by the Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) in its annual evaluation...

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The Animal Welfare Initiative (ITW) will continue its activities after the end of the current program period and announce how things will continue for the participating pet owners from January 2024. The most important changes relate to financing, the test system and the duration of participation. In the broiler farm, the husbandry criteria also change...

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The trend towards eco is continuing, albeit weaker than in the previous year. This is shown by the latest structural data for organic farming from the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL). In 2022, another 605 farms opted for organic farming. A total of 57.611 hectares have been converted to organic farming, which corresponds to an area of ​​around 80.000 football pitches. In total, 2022 organic farms in Germany operated organically in 36.912 - 14,2 percent of all farms in Germany. A further 2.348 companies, such as bakeries, dairies and butchers, are also taking the opportunity to get started with ecological processing in food production.

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The Animal Welfare Initiative (ITW) is working flat out on the future of animal welfare in Germany. With a 90 percent market share for poultry in the participating trade and over 50 percent for pigs, the ITW is Germany's largest and most important animal welfare program. The animal welfare criteria, the financing model and the system for controlling the farms are regularly checked and adapted to the current framework conditions...

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The Animal Welfare Initiative (ITW) sees significant shortcomings in the law on animal husbandry labeling passed by the German Bundestag last week and is making an urgent appeal to speak out. The fact that the law does not provide for regular on-site inspections of the pigsties at fixed intervals jeopardizes consumer confidence in the commitment of farmers...

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The ongoing reforms of animal welfare policy in the European Union (EU) offer great opportunities for the targeted promotion of farms - but for this to happen, animal welfare data must be linked to agricultural, trade and nutrition policy: This is the conclusion reached by researchers at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart. .

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Last week, at the suggestion of Federal Minister Cem Özdemir, the Federal Government appointed Ariane Désirée Kari as Federal Government Commissioner for Animal Welfare. She is currently the deputy state animal welfare officer in Baden-Württemberg and will take up her new position in mid-June 2023. Federal Minister Cem Özdemir: "I am delighted that we have succeeded in recruiting Ariane Kari, a proven expert with many years of animal welfare experience...

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