Document type: article published by the OABA
Author: OABA (Œuvre d'Assistance aux Bêtes d'Abattoir)
Preview: Animal protection NGOs have presented the results of their consultation with industry professionals on early group housing of dairy calves. At SPACE, the annual gathering of livestock industry professionals and stakeholders held in Rennes, France, the animal protection NGOs presented the main conclusions of their consultation with dairy industry professionals on early group housing of dairy calves. To support farmers who wish to house their calves in groups rather than individually, participants in the consultation provided their collective views on the benefits of this practice, along with the possible issues that can arise. In order for this practice to develop, the NGOs maintain that it is necessary for the industry to lay down a clear pathway towards the dairy farming of the future, and to follow a coherent strategic action plan, particularly with regard to the forthcoming revision of European legislation and the drafting of the next version of the "France Terre de Lait" industry plan. (...)
