Animal Welfare Regulations for Swine Keeping in Israel: A Comparison with the EU Directive 120 of 2008 "Laying Down Minimum Standards for the Protection of Pigs"
In: Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine - Vol. 71(1) - Mar. 2016 by Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine
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MAR 01, 2016
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ABSTRACT
In February 2015, Israel approved the new Animal Welfare Law – Animal Protection – “Regulations for Swine Keeping for Agricultural Purposes”, which was implemented since May 2015. In comparison with European Union (EU) Legislation on swine protection (Council Directive 2008/120/EC of 18 December 2008), Israeli Regulations are ameliorative in terms of reduction of days in insemination stalls for gilts and sows; reduction of days in restraint during lactation; available floor area to each animal; pain management and relief in the course of castration, tail docking and corner-teeth clipping.
Keywords: Pigs; Surfaces; Stalls; Farrowing; Castration; Tail; Teeth; Pain; Analgesia.
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(2016) “Animal Welfare Regulations for Swine Keeping in Israel: A Comparison with the EU Directive 120 of 2008 "Laying Down Minimum Standards for the Protection of Pigs"”, Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine - Vol. 71(1) - Mar. 2016. Available at: https://www.ivis.org/library/israel-journal-of-veterinary-medicine/israel-journal-of-veterinary-medicine-vol-711-mar/animal-welfare-regulations-for-swine-keeping-israel-a-comparison-eu-directive-120-of-2008-laying (Accessed: 05 June 2023).
Affiliation of the authors at the time of publication
1 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Beit Dagan, Israel.
2 Animal Health Institute “IZS-LER”, Brescia, Italy.
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