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New call for proposals on pig welfare in slaughterhouses

By September 23, 2022October 4th, 2022No Comments

Document type: news from the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) of the European Commission

Author: HaDEA

 

Preview: HaDEA has launched a new call for proposals for EU action grants under the Single Market programme (Food strand).
The objective of the call is to develop a system for the automated measuring of tail length and tail lesions of pigs at the slaughter line.
Tail docking is the practice of surgical removal of part of a pig's tail, aiming at reducing the risk of tail biting. Tail biting is considered an abnormal behaviour of pigs related to suboptimal housing and/or management. The phasing out of routine tail docking presents high animal welfare benefits.
The call targets mainly pig slaughterhouses. In order to obtain both scientific and technical expertise, the activities for the implementation of this call shall be performed by a mixed of business operators and academic/research institutions working in the area of pig welfare. This includes pig meat producers, pig abattoirs, animal welfare research centers, abattoir equipment providers, IT andsoftware developers.
Total budget: € 1 500 000
All interested parties are invited to send their applications by 15 December 2022, 17:00 (CET).
Learn more and apply on the eTendering portal.

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