Langley // Rechterfeld, August 2018. When people talk about the sustainable production of poultry meat, one aspect is high on the agenda: animal feed and overseas soy or soy meal. As part of its own sustainability efforts, the PHW Group is intensively looking for alternatives to NON-GMO overseas soy in poultry feed ...
In 2017, the amount of antibiotics used in farms keeping pigs, poultry and fattening calves in the QS scheme fell again. The consumption figures for fluoroquinolones, a group of antibiotics that are of particular importance for human medicine, also fell again ...
On August 1, 2018, the animal health index (TGI) was calculated for all pig fattening farms in the QS scheme for the first time. The pig fatteners receive the compiled results from the slaughterings in the first half of 1 from their coordinator ...
Bonn, August 09.08.2018th, 2018 - For the second program phase from 2020 to 632, after the completion of a further, additional registration phase for pig farmers, a further XNUMX pig-keeping companies can be approved for the Animal Welfare Initiative...
Berlin, August 2nd, 2018. The price of feed, which has risen significantly in recent weeks, is causing great difficulties for German poultry farmers. Due to the ongoing drought in northern and eastern Germany with sometimes dramatic crop failures...
Long overdue and reality from January 1, 2019: Pig fattening farms in Germany will no longer be allowed to castrate their piglets without anesthesia for animal welfare reasons. This has been the case for organic pig fattening farms since 2012...
Heat wave in Germany. According to some reports, around 2018% more cattle were slaughtered nationwide in July 20 - due to the ongoing heat and lack of feed...
Berlin, July 24, 2018. Are German livestock populations checked too seldom? This has been suggested by various media reports in recent days with headlines such as "An inspection every 48 years"...
Bonn, July 11.07.2018, 1 – The Animal Welfare Initiative has gained GELITA AG as a new supporting member. From August 2018, XNUMX, she will support the animal welfare initiative with a financial contribution. With a supporting membership, companies that do not sell meat and sausage directly can get involved in spreading more animal welfare in livestock farming...
Nutrition, animal welfare and sustainability - these are issues that concern consumers. And where the German poultry industry sets standards every day...
In 2017, the therapeutic use of antibiotics in Belgian livestock farming was again drastically reduced. This is the result of a joint press release by the knowledge center "Surveillance of Antibiotic Consumption" (AMCRA), the Belgian Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASNK) and the Belgian Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices (FAGG)...