EFSA publishes guidelines for risk assessment of animal welfare

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), on 25 January 2012, published pioneering guidelines laying out, for the first time, a standardised methodology for the risk assessment of animal welfare. The methodology, which follows a step-by-step approach, is designed to be applicable to all animal species and all factors that affect animal welfare, including housing, transport, stunning and killing. The guidelines support the implementation of the recently adopted EU Animal Welfare Strategy 2012-2015.

EFSA: Guidance on risk assessment of animal welfare http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2513.htm

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