The brazilian pig industry can adopt european welfare standards: a critical analysis
Animal welfare is an issue of growing concern worldwide. Since the 1960s, Europe has led the discussions on this subject, developing the supporting science and the necessary standards. Currently, European welfare standards on pig farms set the global standards and may represent a potential marketing...
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| author | Cleandro Pazinato Dias Caio Abércio da Silva Xavier Manteca |
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| description | Animal welfare is an issue of growing concern worldwide. Since the 1960s, Europe has led the discussions on this subject, developing the supporting science and the necessary standards. Currently, European welfare standards on pig farms set the global standards and may represent a potential marketing barrier for commercial pork production. Brazil is one of the largest producers and exporters of pork and has intensified efforts to adapt to the new standards. The objective of this paper is to assess the feasibility of applying European welfare standards to Brazilian industrial pig farming. The complexity of the required changes and the potential advantages to Brazil are discussed, and it is concluded that Brazil has the resources to meet the majority of the requirements |
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| spelling | doaj.art-58a0c6829aef46c4a0941775a90d47462022-12-21T19:10:47ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa MariaCiência Rural1678-45962015-06-014561079108610.1590/0103-8478cr20141040S0103-84782015000601079The brazilian pig industry can adopt european welfare standards: a critical analysisCleandro Pazinato DiasCaio Abércio da SilvaXavier MantecaAnimal welfare is an issue of growing concern worldwide. Since the 1960s, Europe has led the discussions on this subject, developing the supporting science and the necessary standards. Currently, European welfare standards on pig farms set the global standards and may represent a potential marketing barrier for commercial pork production. Brazil is one of the largest producers and exporters of pork and has intensified efforts to adapt to the new standards. The objective of this paper is to assess the feasibility of applying European welfare standards to Brazilian industrial pig farming. The complexity of the required changes and the potential advantages to Brazil are discussed, and it is concluded that Brazil has the resources to meet the majority of the requirementshttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782015000601079&lng=en&tlng=enBrasildiretivas europeiasprodução animalsuínos |
| spellingShingle | Cleandro Pazinato Dias Caio Abércio da Silva Xavier Manteca The brazilian pig industry can adopt european welfare standards: a critical analysis Ciência Rural Brasil diretivas europeias produção animal suínos |
| title | The brazilian pig industry can adopt european welfare standards: a critical analysis |
| title_full | The brazilian pig industry can adopt european welfare standards: a critical analysis |
| title_fullStr | The brazilian pig industry can adopt european welfare standards: a critical analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The brazilian pig industry can adopt european welfare standards: a critical analysis |
| title_short | The brazilian pig industry can adopt european welfare standards: a critical analysis |
| title_sort | brazilian pig industry can adopt european welfare standards a critical analysis |
| topic | Brasil diretivas europeias produção animal suínos |
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