Welfare outcome measures, with an expert briefing from the Royal Agricultural University
Developments in EU animal welfare legislation
Welfare of decapod crustaceans, with an expert briefing from Crustacean Compassion
The interplay between animal welfare and other aspects of sustainability, with presentations from:
Wageningen University & Research on circular food systems
Blonk Sustainability on life cycle assessments of higher welfare production
The Sustainable Food Trust on the Global Farm Metric.
Laying Hen Welfare Working Group Discussions and Engagement
The potential for alternative supply chain models to facilitate procurement of cage-free eggs in challenging regions.
A consultation with key stakeholders and invited experts on alternative supply chain models for other products, including:
The Round Table on Responsible Soy Association
Textile Exchange
Global Food Partners.
Avoiding the practice of day-old male chick culling, including presentations from companies who have successfully adapted to the bans on male chick culling introduced in Germany and France and an expert briefing on in-ovo sexing technologies from
Agri Advanced Technologies.
The opportunity to improve welfare and sustainability metrics through the use of specific laying hen breeds.
Broiler Chicken Welfare Working Group Discussions and Engagement
The potential for welfare outcome measures to help drive welfare improvements for broiler chickens, including expert briefings from:
A regional industry update on Brazil, providing insight into typical production systems, key welfare issues, legislative developments and assurance schemes.
Pig Welfare Working Group Discussions and Engagement
Alternatives to close confinement and innovative housing systems for sows, including expert briefings on free-farrowing and group housing from:
Aarhus University
Skiold Group
Big Dutchman.
Practical options for providing environmental enrichment to pigs.
The potential for welfare outcome measures to help drive welfare improvements for pigs, including an expert briefing from:
The UK Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) on the world’s largest welfare outcome measure data collection initiative.
A regional industry update on Australia, providing insight into typical production systems, key welfare issues, legislative developments and assurance schemes.
