LIVE EXPORTS – CLIMATE

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has suggested varying animal welfare rules for live exports according to the climate to which livestock are sent. It has called for research "to develop realistic ventilation models" and meanwhile for existing regulations to allow more flexibility on misting in summer for cooling, and heating incoming air during winter.



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