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OIE Animal welfare standards recent developments

OIE Animal welfare standards recent developments. Seminar for OIE National Focal Points for Animal Welfare of the middle East REGION Amman, Jordan, 17-18 March 2014. MVDr . Rastislav Kolesar International Trade Department r.kolesar@oie.int. NEW STANDARDS COMPLETED WORK.

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OIE Animal welfare standards recent developments

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  1. OIE Animal welfare standards recent developments Seminar for OIE National Focal Points for Animal Welfare of the middle East REGIONAmman, Jordan, 17-18 March 2014 MVDr. Rastislav Kolesar International Trade Departmentr.kolesar@oie.int

  2. NEW STANDARDS COMPLETED WORK • Chapter 7.9 - Animal welfare and beef cattle productions systems • Chapter 7.10 - Animal welfare and broiler chicken production systems

  3. NEW DEVELOPMENTS • New draft of the chapter on animal welfare in dairy production systems • Announcement of 2 new ad- hoc working groups • OIE AHG on natural disaster risk reduction, • OIE AHG on the welfare of working equines • OIE reviews of 2 chapters on - Slaughter of animals for human consumption • Killing of animals for disease control

  4. CHPT 7.9 ANIMAL WELFARE AND BEEF CATTLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS • What are beef production systems in the definition of the OIE • intensive commercial systems extensive semi-intensive include all/either breeding, rearing, finishing • Note: veal production is excluded! • What is the aim of chapter 7.9? To give guidance on welfare aspects from birth of cattle through to finishing in all these systems

  5. EXAMPLES OF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS • intensive production Extensive production

  6. OUTCOME BASED MEASURES

  7. CRITERIA TO MEASURE WELFARE • Behaviour • Morbidity rates • Mortality rates • Changes in weight and body condition • Reproductive efficiency • Physical appearance • Handling responses • Complications due to routine procedure management

  8. EXAMPLES • Behaviour: • Low feed intake; respiratory rate; aggressive, depressive or abnormal behaviour. • Important to understand differences in normal behaviour of various types of cattle • Physical appearance • Ectoparasites • Abnormal coat (colour, texture, dirty) • Dehydration • Emaciation

  9. RECOMMENDATIONS OF CHAPTER 7.9 1. Biosecurity and animal health measures 2. Environment at the farm level 3. Management

  10. 1. BIOSECURITY , ANIMAL HEALTH • Biosecurity and biosecurity plans • Control the major sources of possible spread of pathogens, • Animal health management • Herd health management, veterinary care, prevention, vaccination,

  11. 2. ENVIRONMENT • Thermal environment • Lighting • Air quality • Noise • Nutrition • Flooring, bedding, resting surfaces, outdoor areas • Social environment, stocking densities • Protection from predators

  12. Example: stocking densities • Australia: feedlots • Minimum requirement: 9m2 • Mainly operated at 12 to 20m2 600 kg

  13. 3. Management • Genetic selection • Reproductive management • Painful husbandry procedures • Castration • Dehorning • Ovariectomy • Tail docking • Identification • Handling and inspection • Personnel training • Emergency plans • Location, construction and equipment • Humane killing

  14. Thank you for your attention

  15. Organisation Mondialede la Santé Animale World Organisation for Animal Health Organización Mundial de Sanidad Animal 12 rue de Prony, 75017 Paris, France - www.oie.int – oie@oie.int

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