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Development in welfare guidelines

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

R. Moss
R. Moss
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Hook Rise South, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey
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Abstract

The recent history of animal welfare is discussed with particular reference to the ethical and scientific factors which have influenced and will continue to influence the development of pig husbandry systems.

The Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Committee report on the original codes of recommendations for the welfare of livestock, including the code for pigs, a review by the Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC) and the re-issue of the code for pigs in 1983, the 1980/81 report of the House of Commons Agriculture Committee and the recent FAWC proposals for legislation are examined in some detail.

Research work that has been undertaken in pig welfare is mentioned and finally, reference is made to the various protagonists in the debate, not forgetting the pig itself. There is no attempt to draw any definitive conclusions.

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Research Article
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BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 11: Pig Housing and the Environment , January 1987 , pp. 93 - 97
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1987

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