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Pig Journal Volume: 53
Publication date: May 2004

Proceedings Section

PIG INDUSTRY RESPONSE TO DEFRA HEALTH AND WELFARE STRATEGY
S. Houston

Abstract
The pig industry has welcomed the opportunity to work with the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), the Scottish Executive and the Welsh Assembly Government in the preparation of the Animal Health and Welfare Strategy for Great Britain. The industry has agreed that the time is appropriate to consider a strategy for pig health and welfare for the next decade. The industry is already striving to fulfil its role as a key component in the food chain, against a background of a very competitive market place. The UK pig industry has adopted welfare measures that are among the strictest in the world and uniquely, through its network of farm assurance schemes, can assure consumers of compliance. The priorities for action outlined in the Strategy for British Pig Health and Welfare are necessary to achieve the objectives of the Government's Animal Health and Welfare Strategy for the pig industry. The delivery of such strategy is dependent on the resources available and the commitment to achieving the goals. Veterinary expertise is recognized as one of the key resources that the pig industry will require to deliver real improvements in pig health and welfare.

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