Heat stress affects pigs, cattle and poultry
In Germany, too, climate change is leading to ever longer and hotter periods of heat. The summers of 2018, 2019 and 2020 have practically "burned" into the national memory ...
Production & Animal Health
Federal cabinet adopts new climate protection law
In its meeting last Friday, the federal cabinet passed the new federal climate protection law. It provides for greenhouse gas emissions to be gradually reduced compared to 1990 as follows: by 2030 by at least 65 percent, by 2040 by at least 88 percent, by 2045 net greenhouse gas neutrality is to be achieved ...
More animal welfare also becomes more expensive!
The Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture, Julia Klöckner, is promoting the conversion of livestock farming in Germany. Towards greater animal welfare throughout the animals' entire lifespan, greater social acceptance and reliable, long-term financing for farmers.
Animal Welfare Initiative: Retail is investing heavily
The trading companies in the Animal Welfare Initiative (ITW) are massively increasing their financial commitment in order to further increase the broad impact of the initiative. Because the interest of the pig farmers is great: A total of 2021 pig farms have registered for the current program 2023-6.832 ...
Strengthening animal-friendly poultry production
In talks with the German Animal Welfare Association, the leading companies in the food retail sector in Germany committed to more animal-friendly poultry meat production ...
Declining antibiotic numbers
The amount of antibiotics administered to all livestock farms in the QS scheme fell further in 2020 compared to the previous year. The pig farms were able to make the greatest savings: Compared to the previous year by 9,3 tons and compared to 2014, when the entire pig production was recorded for the first time in the QS antibiotics monitoring, even by over 43 percent ...
A clear "no" to killing chicks: Kaufland is changing product ranges
By the end of 2021, Kaufland will completely convert its own-brand range for organic, free-range and barn eggs in order to avoid the killing of male chicks. The company announced this last July. "We have already converted two-thirds of our K-Bio range ...
Ban on killing chicks is coming
The Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture, Julia Klöckner, wants to ban the killing of male day-old chicks across Germany from the end of 2021. The cabinet passed a corresponding draft law by the Federal Minister today ...
African swine fever: Events in Brandenburg and Saxony remain dynamic
Since the occurrence of African swine fever (ASF) in the wild boar population of the federal states of Brandenburg and Saxony, many other helpers have been working tirelessly in addition to the employees of the responsible authorities - even over the holidays. Including the technical relief organization and the armed forces. They support the search for sick or dead animals in the affected restriction areas
Special payment by Lidl and Kaufland to pet owners
The Tierwohl Initiative (ITW) will receive additional financial support of 2021 million euros in early 50. The Schwarz Group (Lidl and Kaufland) made these funds available to the Tierwohl Initiative against the background of the current extremely difficult situation for pig farmers ...
The animal welfare initiative is becoming increasingly known and consistently popular with consumers; expansion planned for next year
According to a forsa survey, the Animal Welfare Initiative (ITW) is becoming more and more popular and is consistently popular with German consumers. For three years now, over 90 percent of consumers have found the ITW concept good or very good - in December 2020 it was 92 percent. While 2017 percent of Germans had heard of the ITW in December 41, three years later it is 68 percent ...