project - EIP-AGRI Operational Group
Sectoral strategies for the prevention of caudophagy and to avoid routine tail docking in pigs
Estrategias sectoriales para la prevención de la caudofagia i para evitar el descole rutinario en porcino
Context
The implementation of the specific requirements of Directive 2008/120/EC for the protection of pigs has been the subject of various meetings since 2013 organised by the EU with Member States, organisations involved in pig production, scientists and experts in the field. Following those meetings, the Commission has adopted a Recommendation (2016) for the implementation of Directive 2008/120/EC, laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs as regards measures to reduce the need for tail-docking. The EU's interest in the effective implementation of the regulations has increased since the publication of the 2016 Recommendation, and audits have been carried out in several EU countries, including Spain.
As a result, finding strategies to avoid caudophagy that are effective in the productive and climatic conditions in Catalonia is essential if the sector is to be able to provide a response to the EU as to whether it is possible to avoid routine tail docking in pigs.
Objectives
The main objective of this project is to study the effectiveness of different strategies to prevent caudophagy under intensive production conditions in Catalonia, and to assess the suitability of the risk assessment systems currently applied on Catalan farms in terms of their effectiveness in preventing outbreaks of caudophagy, or in determining the causes. With these objectives in mind, the project aims to provide pig farmers in Catalonia with tools to meet a legal requirement, which is a challenge for the sector, and also aims to provide information on whether eliminating routine docking is possible, which would achieve another important long-term strategic goal: increasing animal welfare.
Objectives
El objetivo principal de este proyecto es estudiar en las condiciones productivas intensivas de Catalunya la eficacia de diferentes estrategias para prevenir la caudofagia, así como evaluar la adecuación de los sistemas de evaluación de riesgos que se están empezando a aplicar actualmente en las granjas catalanas para evitar brotes de caudofagia, o para determinar las causas.El proyecto quiere dar herramientas a los ganaderos de porcino de Catalunya para cumplir un requerimiento legal, que representa un reto sectorial, pero también quiere aportar información sobre si es posible no descolar de manera rutinaria, en aras de un mayor benestar animal.
Activities
ACTIVITY 1. Establish and agree on appropriate caudophagy prevention strategies for each participating company.
ACTIVITY 2. Evaluation of the effectiveness of the caudophagy prevention strategies.
ACTIVITY 3. Assessment of the effectiveness of the risk assessment system.
ACTIVITY 4. Assessment in the slaughterhouse.
Activities
ACTIVIDAD 1. Establecer y consensuar las estrategias de prevención de caudofagia adecuadas a cada empresa participante.
ACTIVIDAD 2. Evaluación de la eficacia de las estrategias de prevención de la caudofagia.
ACTIVIDAD 3. Evaluación de la eficacia del sistema de evaluación de riesgos.
ACTIVIDAD 4. Evaluación al matadero.
Project details
- Main funding source
- Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups
- Rural Development Programme
- 2014ES06RDRP009 Spain - Rural Development Programme (Regional) - Cataluña
Location
- Main geographical location
- Barcelona
- Other geographical location
- Girona, Lleida
EUR 212 000.00
Total budget
Total contributions from EAFRD, national co-financing, additional national financing and other financing.
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