Document type: training announcement published on the Idele website on 28/06/2024
Author: Idele
Preview: This train-the-trainer course (on 16/10/2024 in Lyon (69) and on 12/11/2024 in Villers-Bocage (14)) enables participants to obtain the Vivéa and OCAPIAT "animal welfare training" stamp of approval for training animal welfare advisors on livestock farms. Under the terms of Decree 2020-1625, each farm must have an animal welfare advisor. On poultry and pig farms, this animal welfare advisor is required to follow a training course. However, on ruminant farms, training of the animal welfare advisor is not compulsory, but voluntary.
Objectives: (1) Explain animal welfare and its aspects to farmers. (2) Observe and measure welfare assessment indicators, particularly those relating to the animal itself. (3) Integrate animal welfare issues into existing technical training courses.
Target audience:Livestock technicians, advisors and veterinarians providing training for cattle, sheep or goat farmers on the following technical topics: lameness control, mastitis management, rearing of young animals, health, reproduction management, layout and management of livestock buildings, de-budding of young calves, animal handling, etc., who wish to obtain Vivea / Ocapiat certification.
Program :
- Animal welfare context and issues
- Defining animal welfare and its dimensions
- Evaluate animal welfare :
- indicator categories
- the objectives of the BEA assessment
- the main existing tools
- Linking the content of the technical training provided to animal welfare : workshop based on training programmes provided by individual participants, group discussion, reports from individual participants.
- Finalisation de programmes type de formations techniques enrichis avec une dimension bien-être animal.
- Didactics of animal welfare: how to approach divisive subjects and socially sensitive issues
Teaching methods: Lectures and discussions - Group work in workshops - Analysis of videos and photos
Assessment of prior learning: Questionnaire
Reference: FORBE
Training coordinator: Béatrice Mounaix
Link to registration form (16/10/2024)
Link to registration (12/11/2024)
