Dusseldorf (ots) - The head of the Federation of German Consumer Organizations, Klaus Müller, calls for a graded quality seal for meat products in the supermarket. "I advocate the introduction of a four-stage labeling of meat products, analogous to that of fresh eggs," he told the "Rheinische Post" (Friday edition) published in Düsseldorf ...
Berlin, August 12.08.2016, 15. There is not enough money for the services of farmers in environmental, water, climate and animal protection. BÖLW, BDEW, Greenpeace, NABU and WWF are therefore calling on the federal government to reallocate 1 percent of EU agricultural subsidies from general area subsidies (2st pillar) to the budget for the environment, animal and climate protection (4,5nd pillar). So far, Germany has not made use of this leeway and is only reallocating XNUMX percent of agricultural funds. Therefore, even less can currently be invested in environmental and animal welfare than before the last EU agricultural reform ...
The organic farming of laying hens in the European Union is increasing. In April 2015 there were 14,58 million organic husbandry places. This corresponds to a share of 4,2 percent, reports Market Info Eggs and Poultry (MEG). In 2013 and 2014 it was 3,8 percent. The predominant form of housing in the EU is still cage housing at 56 percent. As in previous years, the proportion of hens kept on the barn was 26 percent and free-range hens was just under 14 percent ...
Hohenheim. More space and straw for pigs, lying mats for cows and whetstones for poultry - consumers want more welfare for farm animals. However, only around 20 percent of the German population are willing to spend significantly more on animal welfare products, according to a study by the University of Göttingen. "About 80 percent of those surveyed would pay an additional price of no more than 20 percent for meat and sausage products from animal-friendly husbandry," reported Professor Ludwig Theuvsen at the "Animals & Welfare" conference at the University of Hohenheim in mid-June 2016 ...
Bonn. Pork from Germany: For which markets should producers produce in the future? While the world market promises growth, there are also many risks, especially since the world market also means world market prices. "Globalization and regionalism - ways for the future" was the topic of the 17th Farmers' Day in Verden in mid-June ...
Bonn. The animal welfare initiative is facing decisive further developments in the pig sector. In the past few months, the partners of the cross-sector alliance from agriculture, food retailing and the meat industry have been working together on a model for the animal welfare initiative from 2018. Industry representatives have now agreed on a draft for the continuation of the animal welfare initiative for pigs in the period from 2018 to 2020 ...
Berlin. At the end of 2016, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) has to submit an interim report on the withdrawal from anesthetized piglet castration. The Animal Welfare Act sets the legal exit date for January 1, 2019. Parts of the trade no longer want to offer meat from anesthetized castration at the beginning of 2017. Reason for BMEL and the food testing system QS to discuss the timetable for the last two and a half outstanding years at a conference in Berlin in mid-June ...
Study on consumer acceptance of pork if piglets are not castrated without anesthesia
In April 2016 the board of directors of the QS Science Fund decided to support a study on the expected consumer acceptance of pork if piglet castration without anesthesia is dispensed with in the future. The aim of the study is to capture consumer experience and understanding of the alternatives to surgical anesthetized piglet castration. In addition to the reaction of consumers to the description and explanation of the measures castration with pain elimination / anesthesia, boy fattening and boy fattening with vaccination (immunocastration), the attitudes and expectations of consumers with regard to appropriate labeling of pork are to be examined
Waiting list of domestic chicken and turkey farmers completely dismantled // 279 poultry farms will move from the waiting list in April // Up to 76 million chickens and turkeys will also benefit from animal welfare measures
Bonn, April 13.04.2016th, 279 - Other poultry farms are moving up from the waiting list and are being granted auditing permission. In the past week, 76,3 poultry farmers were informed of their authorization to audit the initiative. This means that around XNUMX million chickens and turkeys are expected to benefit from animal welfare measures in the near future.
Award at the 3rd Tönnies Research Symposium, 12.-13. April in Berlin / Jury awards Miriam Freudig and Marion Meyer-Radtke the Bernd Tönnies Prize endowed with 10.000 euros / Lecture by Member of the Bundestag Dr. Maria Flachsbarth on national livestock strategy / Minister Robert Habeck with the keynote. Berlin, April 12th, 2016 - The Bernd Tönnies Prize was awarded this year to the journalists Miriam Freudig and Marion Meyer-Radtke and their broadcast “Chick killing and the difficult search for alternatives”. The program was first broadcast by SWR2 Wissen on May 19, 2015 and addresses possible alternatives to the killing of male chicks in the poultry industry. The contribution addressed, among other things, the so-called dual-purpose chicken, the rearing of laying hen brothers and the chances of sex determination in the egg ...
DLG seminar with certificate completion on June 22, 2016 in Frankfurt am Main
(DLG). “Boar meat in the value chain” is the current topic on which the Academy of the German Agricultural Society (DLG) invites you to Frankfurt am Main on June 22nd, 2016. The focus of the seminar is on new knowledge about the keeping, feeding, slaughtering and processing of boars. The seminar can be concluded with a certificate for the odor perception of androstenone and skatole.
