Turkey farmers give clear rejection of national regulation
The German turkey keepers at the general meeting of the Association of German Turkey Producers e. V. (VDP) on Thursday in Dötlingen, Lower Saxony....
Production & Animal Health
Animal welfare initiative awards animal welfare innovation prize for the first time
The Animal Welfare Initiative (ITW) has today for the first time awarded innovative ideas and projects relating to pig and poultry farming with the Animal Welfare Innovation Award...
Uniform husbandry labeling for meat now in stores
Since yesterday, consumers have been able to find the uniform “keeping form” meat label in the stores of the food retailers (LEH) involved in the Tierwohl (ITW) initiative ...
Animal welfare must not be limited to food retailing
The German poultry industry welcomes the invitation from Federal Minister Julia Klöckner to the constituent meeting of the Competence Network for Livestock Husbandry on April 1, 2019. ZDG President Friedrich ‐ Otto Ripke will take part in this consultation ...
What can animal breeding do, what does it want, what should it do?
Which characteristics does a farm animal inherit, how relevant are these characteristics for economic animal husbandry or animal health and are there biological or ethical limits for breeding for performance? This year's spring symposium wanted to answer these and other questions ...
Responsible use of antibiotics
In 2018, the amount of antibiotics used in pigs and poultry farms in the QS scheme fell again compared to the previous year. Clear evidence of the careful and responsible use of antibiotics ...
Camera-based animal welfare surveillance in slaughterhouses
For the slaughtering companies in the Verband der Fleischwirtschaft eV, compliance with animal welfare is a central task. In the past few years, the companies have initiated and supported research that contributes to improved animal welfare ...
New animal welfare label for pork from 2020
Yesterday morning Julia Klöckner (Federal Minister for Nutrition) presented the new animal welfare label for pork, which can be on packaging from 2020, but not ...
Authentic pictures of turkey farming in Germany
"We want every consumer to get to know German turkey husbandry and our daily work as a keeper with the animals - with authentic insights into the stable, lots of information and surprising facts!" ...
360-degree view of the stable
What does blue jeans do in the turkey house? What is the importance of the bedding for the welfare of the chickens? And where do hens actually lay their eggs? The joint project by the Modern Agriculture Forum ...
Few consumers pay more for animal welfare when it comes to meat
Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences tests willingness to buy animal welfare products in supermarkets ...