New Rules on Slatted Floors from 2013
DENMARK - With fully slatted floors banned from July 2015, interim measures will be introduced in January 2013, when producers who want to continue with their existing fully slatted floors will need to...

Vaarst Appointed to Animal Ethics Council
DENMARK - Senior scientist, Mette Vaarst, from the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at Aarhus University, has been appointed as a new member of the Animal Ethics Council.

Danish Ministers Open Centre for Animal Welfare
DENMARK - A new centre for animal welfare was opened last week by two ministers.

Danish Industry Combating Bad Publicity
DENMARK - The Danish pig industry has launched a publicity offensive to in a bid to beat bad press and media headlines it has received in the past.

Danes Ready for Partial Stalls Ban
DENMARK - The Danes say they are confident they will be ready for the European Union partial stalls ban which takes effect from January 2013, following a transitional period of 12 years.

Minister for Integration Visits DC Slaughterhouses
DENMARK - The Danish Minister for Refugee, Immigration and Integration Affairs, Birthe Rønn Hornbech, spoke with workers from different ethnic groups when she visited Danish Crown’s slaughterhouse in...

Danes Seek to Raise Standards Further
DENMARK - There have been a number of recent initiatives undertaken in Denmark, which will provide continuing momentum in driving up of welfare and safety standards within the country's pig industry.

Danish Pig Vets Issue Antibiotic Guidelines
DENMARK - The Danish food and agriculture ministry will soon be issuing new guidelines for acceptable levels of antibiotic use on Denmark's pig units.

Pig Farm Standards are ‘Unacceptable’, Says Minister
DENMARK - The number of piglets dying after birth is unusually high on Danish pig farms partly due to high litter counts.

Discussing CAP Post 2013
DENMARK - Commissioner Dacian Cioloş will be one of the main speakers at the conference “Towards a new common agricultural policyâ€�, hosted by the Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries...

Govt Grant for Tracing Salmonella Sources
DENMARK - The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries has just given DKK7 million to a research project that will make it easier for scientists and the authorities to find the sources of salmonella...

Govt to Impose Rules for Nitrate in Sausages and Ham
DENMARK - The Danish government will maintain Denmark's stricter rules for using the additive nitrite in meat products. Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Eva Kjer Hansen has told the EU Commission...

Ensuring the Most Exposed Animals the Best Welfare
DENMARK - Scientists are working on developing practical and effective tools that focus on improving welfare for those animals whose risk of poor welfare is greatest.

Danish Prime Minister Visits Ringsted
DENMARK - "Hi there," was how Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen kicked off his meeting with over a hundred slaughterhouse workers who had gathered for the occasion in a conference room at Danish...

Danish Institutes Merge
DENMARK - Danish Meat Research Institute will merge into the Danish Technological Institute by 1 October 2009.

New Organisation for Agriculture & Food in Denmark
DENMARK - The Danish Agriculture and Food Council (Landbrug og Fødevarer) will be the new body to represent the agricultural and food industry of Denmark, and a new structure will be put in place in the...

Danish Groups Merge to Create Single Entity
DENMARK - Danish agriculture organisations Landbrugsraadet (The Danish Agricultural Council) and Dansk Landbrug (Danish Agriculture) have agreed to merge with Danish Meat Association (DMA is a gathering...

Danish Farms to Thrive on New Green Growth
DENMARK - The Danish government has just launched a DKr 13.5 billion Green Growth plan that will ensure better conditions for the country’s nature and environment while allowing agriculture to develop....

Is This the End of Castration?
DENMARK - Castration of pigs without anaesthetic will not be banned in the EU in the foreseeable future. However, more animal welfare-friendly alternatives will be seen further down the road and then castration...

Danish Agriculture and Meat Sectors Unite
DENMARK - Danish agriculture organisations Landbrugsraadet (The Danish Agricultural Council) and Dansk Landbrug (Danish Agriculture) will merge with Danish Meat Association (DMA) to create a new organisation...

Russia Reopens Market for Danish Meat
DENMARK - The Russian authorities have reopened their market for imports from four Danish slaughterhouses from the turn of the year. They are the Danish Crown factories at Ringsted, Herning and Skærbæk,...

Japanese Ambassador Visits Danish Crown
DENMARK - Yesterday, the Japanese Ambassador to Denmark, Seiichi Kondo, visited Danish Crown's head office in Randers and the slaughterhouse facilities in Horsens.

New Chairman for Danske Slagterier
DENMARK - The board of Danske Slagterier has elected Asger Krogsgaard as the organisation's next chairman.