Livestock are free to express normal behaviour

Type: Outcome

Links from: Item Link details Livestock are provided with sufficient space Livestock housing meets behavioural needs Livestock social groupings are maintained

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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