New policy recommendations for animal welfare were approved last week at The U.N. Committee of World Food Security meeting held in Rome, Italy. [Source: Feedstuffs, October 24, 2016, By Krissa Welshans]
The recommendations included improving animal welfare, preventing the unnecessary use of antibiotics and improving biosecurity to prevent animal disease.
The U.N.’s recommendations include:
- Enabling access to veterinary services, vaccinations and medication, including antimicrobials;
- Improving animal health management through biosafety and biosecurity by following World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) standards;
- Promoting the prudent use of antibiotics but preventing unnecessary use and phasing out uses for animal growth promotion;
- Improving animal welfare by delivering on OIE’s five freedoms;
- Promoting access to good-quality feed and sustainable feeding practices, and
- Promoting a physical environment and genetic section that ensure compliance with OIE welfare standards.
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