project - EIP-AGRI Operational Group
Automated behavioural enrichment for poultry - development of an innovative system to improve animal welfare
Automatische Beschäftigungsanlage für Legehennen und Puten - Entwicklung eines inovativen und tierwohlorientierten Haltungssystems
Objectives
Poultry industry has to face social challenges especially concerning animal welfare issues. In respect of the planned exit from beak trimming in laying hens and turkeys injuries/damages caused by behaviour disorders like feather pecking and cannibalism are rather predicted. A decisive cause for these kinds of behavioural abnormalities is thought to be the barely structured environment animals live in, which does not ensure adequate possibilities to show species-appropriate behaviour. So the aim of this project is to develop an innovative system to automatically provide enrichment to the animals.
Objectives
Projektziel ist es, eine nachhaltige Beschäftigungsanlage für Geflügel zu entwickeln. Das führt zur Erhöhung des Tierwohls (Entfall von Schnäbelkürzen und Kannibalismus)
Project details
- Main funding source
- Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups
- Rural Development Programme
- 2014DE06RDRP012 Germany - Rural Development Programme (Regional) - Lower Saxony + Bremen
Location
- Main geographical location
- Region Hannover
€ 922880
Total budget
Total contributions from EAFRD, national co-financing, additional national financing and other financing.
Project keyword
Contacts
Project coordinator
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Stiftung TiHo Hannover, Institut für Tierhygiene, Tierschutz und Nutztierethologie, Prof. Nicole Kemper
Project coordinator