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Closed Consultation Published 26 Mar 2022 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs ↗ View on GOV.UK

Collecting suggestions for items that improve farm animal health and welfare

We are seeking your input on the small grants offered as part of the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway! We have recently published an update which sets out each part of the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway. Through co-design with industry bodies, farmers, vets, welfare organisations and academics, we have determined an initial set of priorities for each livestock sector that reflect some of the very best opportunities for improving animal health and welfare. We are now looking for suggestions of items (like the examples shared below) that would be most effective in supporting our farmers to work towards these health and welfare priorities: Species Priority Description Pigs Reducing sow confinement during farrowing We want to support producers in shifting toward less confined alternatives for the sow, whilst also en

Opened 26 Mar 2022
Closed 15 Apr 2022