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    Communication training for inspectors

    EURCAW-pigs provides suggestions for communication methods that could be incorporated into ongoing inspector trainings.

  • High density (photo Aarhus University)

    Indicators to assess pig welfare during transport

    EURCAW-Pigs has published indicator factsheets on the assessment of pig welfare during transport in relation to temperature and space allowance.
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    Welfare inspections at arrival and in lairage at pig slaughterhouses

    Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing requires that each pig arriving and handled at the...
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    Farrowing housing and management: five focus areas for inspections

    In a review on farrowing housing and management, EURCAW-Pigs addresses five key areas to focus on during welfare inspections. For each key area,...
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    Covid 19: more flexibility to carry out official controls

    The Commission has published a measure which allows Member States to carry out official controls on the agri-food chain on a more flexible basis, in...

EURCAW-Pigs’ website offers relevant and actual information to support enforcement of pig welfare legislation in EU Member States

Knowledge base

Are you looking for specific documents on pig welfare and enforcement? Search the EURCAW-Pigs Knowledge base.

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  • Review of arrival and lairage management at pig slaughterhouses
  • Tail biting and tail docking: Thematic factsheet
  • Review of climate control and space allowance during transport of pigs
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Questions to EURCAW

For technical and scientific advice on pig welfare, please send us an email with your question.

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Recent Q2E inquiries

  • How much space do boars need when kept in groups?
  • How well can sows handle height differences and reverse-exits?
  • Costs of tail damage due to tail biting
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Agenda

  • Training for inspection of pig welfare in EU
    26 October 2020
  • EURCAW-pigs Regional meeting East
    16 November 2020
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Dossiers on welfare topics

  • Welfare during husbandry. Foto: shutterstock_298341737_biggetjes_drinken
    Welfare of pigs during husbandry
    Directives 98/58/EC and 2008/120/EC
  • Welfare of pigs during transport. Foto: Marko Ruis
    Welfare of pigs during transport
    Regulation (EC) No 1/2005
  • Welfare of pigs at slaughter and killing. Foto: Marko Ruis
    Welfare of pigs at slaughter and killing
    Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009

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In a review, EURCAW-Pigs describes three relevant key areas to focus on during welfare inspections at pig slaughterhouses

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