现代养猪生产中的福利问题

世界畜牧业水平不断提高,人们生活水平不断改善,生产高品质畜禽产品成为世界的共同目标。经过多年的研究和生产实践发现,满足动物所需的各种条件,改善动物的福利状况有利于提高畜禽产品品质。随着人道主义向畜牧业渗透,人们开始逐渐重视动物的福利,关于动物福利的研究也逐步展开。本文主要探讨现代化养猪生产中的福利问题及相应的对策。1动物福利的定义、评价及描述动物福利是一个复杂的概念,受多种因素影响。一般定义为动物的生活质量要与动物康乐相对应,使动物的身体及心理与环境相协调。动物福利科学涉及动物行为学、解剖学、神经生理学…     

Animal welfare aspects of biotechnology

It's difficult to value the effects on animals caused by genetic engineering. Nowadays an enormous increase on animal tests is taken place. The detrimental alterations of small number of living born gene altered animals are in literature explained by deficiencies in method and the increased growth is described with deficient mechanisms on regulation. Not only the intention to increase productivity by genetic engineering but also the method to improve by fragments (genes) not facing the animals totality is against prevention of cruelty to animals.     

动物福利及GAP对生猪养殖的福利要求

主要从主观感受式、生物学功能式、自然生活式三个方面介绍了动物福利的定义、动物福利相关法律及国内外发展现状;并结合良好农业规范(GAP)标准中生猪饲养过程控制,重点阐述了影响生猪福利的环节和采取的相应措施,即地面和垫料;畜禽群体结构和混群;气侯、光照和噪音;畜舍空间;气流与空气质量;微生物环境;饲养人员与畜禽的互作;生长促进剂;畜舍环境富集。     

Animal welfare in schools--experiences from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

More and more our schools are asked to include questions of animal protection in their curricula. So far animal-related topics have only been dealt with in the subjects Biology and "Sachunterricht" from a more ecological and/or economical point of view. Many teachers lack sufficient knowledge to teach their pupils topics of animal protection in a practical and interesting way. Moreover there exist various obstacles such as red tape problems and missing curricula that make it difficult to integrate questions of animal protection in our schools. That is why a workable structure for in-service-training including experts, teachers and politicians is being developed to improve the situation.     

Animal welfare considerations - pastoral animals

Modern pastoral farming has radically transformed the niche where agricultural animals live. Recent trends in husbandry tend to give as much emphasis to economic profit and human convenience, as do a concern for the farmed species. Most of the traditional ways of handling sheep, cattle, goats, horses and pigs, like castration, ear tagging, tail-docking or horse breaking, have been accepted by the public with little concern. Inevitably, as renewed public interest focuses on intensive farming, some questions are directed towards extensive pastoral farming practices, particularly in newly-farmed species like deer. Criteria for the humane care of pastoral animals must he set by consensus. These should include the avoidance of injury, handling animals in the least stressful manner, and meeting the unique needs of each farmed species, This is particularly important at times of critical intervention like the birth of the young, shearing, dipping, milking, yarding and during transport. Several examples of current emotive issues of welfare in pastoral animals are discussed. In general, New Zealand owners of extensive pastoral holdings produce a welfare product which should command a premium in the more affluent overseas markets. Vigilance will he needed to keep it so and in this veterinarians have a key role to play.