Animal Transport Guides

a tool box for the transport industry

to comply with 1/2005

Hans Spoolder, Kees de Roest, Elena Nalon, Marc Billiet and Nancy De Briyne

(....and many others!)

• Every year nearly 40 million farmed animals are transported between EU Member States.

• There are a lot of different transport practices in the Member States which is affecting the overall level of compliance across the EU with the legislation.

• “It can often be the case that one veterinarian or farmer assesses the animal's condition and approves fitness for transport, only for a veterinarian further along the journey to declare the animal unsuitable for transportation”

Background

Animal Transport Guides

• To develop Guides to Good and Better Practice on the transportation

of livestock species in the European Union

• The species are: Cattle - Horses – Poultry – Pigs – Sheep

• To reach a large number of transport companies, drivers, competent

authorities, farmers, NGO’s and veterinarians

The aim

• National working groups

– National language, single species

• Species Focus groups

– International, English, single species

• Stakeholder Platform

– ‘Strategic’ advice

– Overseeing the whole project

Transport is about people

The Guides

The Guides

157. In case of hot conditions (temperatures over 25 oC), when animals develop excessive sweating and show increased breathing, the following measures are considered:

• To activate the ventilation system,

• If it is necessary to stop (e.g. to water the animals): park in the shade, fully open the ventilation flaps, keep the stop as short as possible,

• ................ (etc)

ABMs: horse example

Good practices

99. Birds should not be caught and carried by the neck and should not hit any object whilst they are carried.

100. Broilers may be caught by one leg but if they have to be carried, their bodies have to be supported to minimize the risk of injuries.

Better practices

117. Slides should be used to support the breast of end-of-lay hens, as this will significantly reduce damage to the breast.

118. End-of-lay hens should be caught individually by both legs to avoid injury or suffering and the breast can be supported by the other hand during removal from the racks of aviaries.

Good vs Better

17 Fact sheets

• Disseminate our Guides and Fact Sheets to reach as many veterinarians, transporters and competent authorities as possible

Next Phase: Communication

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Road Shows

Previous events:

1-2 Sep, Viehfahrertreffen (Neuekirchen-Vorden, DE); 9 Sep, Agromalim (Arad, RO); 12-15 Sep, SPACE (Rennes, FR); 14-24 Sep, Intern. Automobil Austelling (Hannover, DE); 30 Sep, Friedrich-Loeffer-Institut (Celle, DE); 4-6 Oct, Sommet d’Elevage (Clermont – Ferrand, FR); 4-6 Oct, Veterinary Research Institute (Thessaloniki, GR); 6 Oct, SGGW (Warsaw, PL); 26 Oct, Health Ministry (Rome, IT); 25–29 Oct, Indagra (Bucharest, RO).....

Coming up:

14 Nov 2017 Transporters meeting Vic ES

20 Nov 2017 Poultry transport Forli IT

25 Nov 2017 Northern UK Roadshow Livingston UK

1 Dec 2017 Centro Fieristico Montechiari IT

7 Dec 2017 World Horse Welfare event Somerset UK

8 Dec 2017 World Horse Welfare event Lancaster UK

1 Dec 2017 Government event at IRTA Reus ES

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