Most significant animal welfare oversights at cattle and pig farms | Najznačajniji propusti u obezbeđenju dobrobiti životinja na farmama goveda i svinja
2009
Hristov, S., Poljoprivredni fakultet, Beograd - Zemun (Serbia) | Stanković, B., Poljoprivredni fakultet, Beograd - Zemun (Serbia)
In this paper the most significant welfare oversights on two cattle and two pig farms with intensive breeding system, as well as on nine cattle and two pig farms on private breeding farms are discussed. The results concerning cattle and pig welfare were derived after calculating several indicator types (behaviour of breeders towards animals, animal needs indicators, animal behaviour, health condition, feeding and productivity indicators). Most frequent oversights were that, that there were no plans about providing welfare and resolving health condition, then spacial, microclimatic and hygienic conditions which lead to technopatia and etopathias and reduction of production results. Based on derived data we can conclude that it is necessary to define standards of welfare in cattle and pig breeding, and according to which create appropriate plans for securing welfare for this animal species, which will be improved in time.
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