EFSA – WELFARE
July 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued detailed and practical guidance on improving the welfare of livestock in transit, following a review of current practice. It recommends special checks for longer journeys, particular care against the risk of bone breakage amongst smaller animals and poultry, for instance. *See http://www.efsa.eu.int/science/ahaw/ahaw_opinions/424/opinion_ahaw_01_atrans_ej44_en1.pdf and http://www.efsa.eu.int/science/ahaw/ahaw_opinions/424/opinion_ahaw_01_atrans_ej44_annex_en1.pdf
THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued detailed and practical guidance on improving the welfare of livestock in transit, following a review of current practice. It recommends special checks for longer journeys, particular care against the risk of bone breakage amongst smaller animals and poultry, for instance. *See http://www.efsa.eu.int/science/ahaw/ahaw_opinions/424/opinion_ahaw_01_atrans_ej44_en1.pdf and http://www.efsa.eu.int/science/ahaw/ahaw_opinions/424/opinion_ahaw_01_atrans_ej44_annex_en1.pdf
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