Farmers’ experience is crucial to develop welfare assessment protocols and to assure their acceptability and feasibility on farm.
Farmer participation promotes awareness of animal welfare issues, focused on animal-based indicators.
A participatory approach can promote the collaboration within stakeholders, increasing the likelihood of bringing about changes, maintaining them independent of premium price or certification purposes, and assuring the effectiveness and the sustainability of the assessment procedures. Together we can improve productivity and welfare of farmed animals in Europe.
We need your point of view in order to identify indicators that you consider important for assessing and monitoring animal welfare.
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