Udvalget for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri 2014-15 (1. samling)
FLF Alm.del Bilag 29
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International conference on pig welfare:
Improving pig welfare –
what are the ways forward?
Copenhagen
Denmark
29
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- 30
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April 2015
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 FLF, Alm.del - 2014-15 (1. samling) - Bilag 29: International conference focusing on pig welfare den 26-27 2015
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Please join us for a two-day
international conference in
Copenhagen focusing on pig welfare!
The conference is free of charge and is open to all with an
interest in the field of animal welfare, pig production and
research.
The programme contains presentations from highly
esteemed scientists and specialists who will present recent
knowledge on animal welfare with the main focus on
pigs. The conference will in several workshops facilitate
discussions on the ways forward for pig welfare. A
concluding panel discussion will bring together different
stakeholders’ views on the ways forward for improving pig
welfare. Finally, the conference welcomes researchers to
present posters on projects focusing on pig welfare.
CONFERENCE TOPICS INCLUDE:
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Recent knowledge on tail docking and castration
Recent knowledge on piglet and sow mortality
Animal welfare in the organic pig production
Pig welfare and sustainability
Use of animal welfare indicators to improve animal
welfare
The ability of market forces to drive animal welfare
improvements?
The role of education in improving animal welfare?
IMPORTANT DATES
Conference registration opens: December 15
th
2014
Deadline for registration: January 30
th
2015
Deadline for poster abstract submission: February 25
th
2015
Conference dates: April 29
th
– 30
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2015
REGISTRATION
(from December 15
th
2014)
www.IPWC2015.dk
FURTHER INFORMATION
Danish Centre for Animal Welfare (DCAW)
www.foedevarestyrelsen.dk/english/Animal/AnimalWelfare/
DCAW
ICS A/S
Tel: + 45 3946 0500 · [email protected]