The Swiss authorisation procedure for the sale of housing systems for farm animals
1998
Wechsler, B. (Bundesamt fuer Veterinaerwesen, Taenikon (Switzerland). Zentrum fuer tiergerechte Haltung: Wiederkaeuer und Schweine) | Oester, H.
En 1981, an authorisation procedure for the sale of housing systems for farm animals was introduced in Switzerland. Authorisation shall only be granted if such systems provide proper living conditions for the animals. Requests for authorisations are handled at the two Centres for Proper Housing in Animal Production of the Swiss Federal Veterinary Office, which are situated in Taenikon and Zollikofen. Authorisations are only required for a limited number of species (cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and rabbits) and only for installations with which animals are in frequent contact. Decisions are made on the basis of experience with similar installations, knowledge from literature, visits to farms on which the housing systems are in use and, if necessary, practical tests. The authorisation procedure has led to an improvement of the quality of housing systems for farm animals with regard to animal welfare. In addition, it has promoted research into applied ethology, into the development of methods for the scientific assessment of animal welfare and into new housing systems for farm animals.
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