The total amount of antibiotics given to veterinarians has decreased by 100 tons compared to the previous year. The amount of antibiotics dispensed in veterinary medicine in Germany fell significantly in 2021. This is reported by the Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) in its annual evaluation...
On August 30.08.2022, 13, the QS Academy will hold two seminars on animal welfare-friendly stunning and stunning control - from 00:15 p.m. to 00:16 p.m. for cattle and pigs and from 00:18 p.m. to 00:XNUMX p.m. with a focus on poultry...
Germany has been very successful in exporting chick killing since the beginning of this year. The latest statistics from Market Info Eggs and Poultry (MEG) show that since the ban came into force in Germany, more and more chicks have been imported from abroad...
On the way to more animal welfare in livestock farming, Kaufland has reached another target: Already every fifth meat item at Kaufland and thus more than 20 percent of the entire fresh meat range of the private label comes from animal welfare-friendly husbandry levels 3 and 4...
The Initiative Tierwohl (ITW) comments on the plans presented by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) at a press conference on June 07.06.2022th, XNUMX to create a state animal husbandry label...
The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) reports that African swine fever (ASF) first appeared in a domestic pig herd in Baden-Württemberg...
The desire of consumers for more transparency and to ensure the quality, origin and sustainability of their food sources has grown enormously in recent years. MSD Tiergesundheit and Vion Food Group have partnered on the IdentiGEN DNA TRACEBACK®-Solution extended...
The Animal Welfare Initiative (ITW) is starting with a new program: With the ITW Rind, Germany’s largest animal welfare program will be offering an animal welfare solution for cattle from March 2022 and will create uniform animal welfare criteria for the breadth of cattle farming for the first time. The basis for this is formed by the animal welfare and animal health requirements of the QS quality assurance system, which is widespread on the market, to which the ITW adds an animal welfare plus...
The German poultry industry calls on the ruling Ampel-Coalition to set the right course as soon as possible so that livestock keepers have viable future prospects in Germany: "2022 is the decision year for livestock husbandry in this country in order to achieve more animal welfare under reliable framework conditions ...
From January 2022, consumers will not only be able to find the well-known four-stage housing form label on meat and meat products, as usual, but also on milk and dairy products. When shopping, consumers can then see at a glance how high the level of animal welfare is in keeping the dairy cows whose products they are buying ...
The German Farmers' Association (DBV), the Central Association of the German Poultry Industry (ZDG), the German Raiffeisen Association (DRV), the food retailers involved in the Animal Welfare Initiative and the Animal Welfare Initiative (ITW) address the new federal government. The organizations are calling for a sustainable political solution to the conflict of goals between climate protection, immission control and animal welfare through a clear and sustainable commitment by politicians to animal welfare ...