Livestock are free from discomfort

Type: Outcome

Links from: Item Link details Livestock a provided with an appropriate environment Livestock are provided with a dry comfortable resting area Livestock housing, passageways and yards are regularly cleaned Electric fences only cause momentary discomfort to livestock Pig housing, passageways and yards are regularly cleaned Poultry housing, passageways and yards are regularly cleaned

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Description/Information:
Part of the five freedoms as outlined by the Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC) and also in the Animal Health and Welfare Strategy for Great Britain (2004) and the corresponding delivery strategy (2007).

Defra Project IF0131
Assessment of reduction in environmental burdens through targeted measures compared with whole farm approaches in cropping and livestock systems
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Friday 30 October 2009