Document type: training announcement from theIFIP
Authors: Valérie Courboulay and Gwendoline Hervé
Preview: … take a course at Schwip to assess risks
Goals?
– Understanding the causes of tail-biting
– How to manage an episode of tail-biting
– Considering discontinuing tail docking
– Using the Schwip tool
Who Is It For? Technicians and veterinarians responsible for monitoring livestock operations, farm managers, and farm employees
Where? Near Rennes (35)
How? In-person (7 hours)
Training Session Scheduled for September 29, 2026: Rethinking Caudectomy
– Regulatory Context
– A Painful Procedure
The Situation in France
The Importance of Tail Biting in Livestock Farming
Anticipating and Preventing Tail-Chomping
– Forms of tail-biting
– Warning signs
Risk Factors and Checkpoints – Managing an Episode of Caudophagia
– Working with animals: identifying problem animals / care
– Working with the environment: the benefits of enrichment materials
Developing a Strategy to End Caudectomy
– The monitoring initiative launched by the sector
– Working together to build a process for continuous improvement
Schwip: An audit tool for assessing risk on your farm (application in livestock farming)
– An audit tool for post-weaning and finishing
– A comprehensive approach to risk assessment
– Environmental and animal-related measurements
– Application in livestock farming
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