U.N. Committee Adopts New Animal Welfare Policy Recommendations

November 2, 2016 — 

New policy recommendations for animal welfare were approved last week at The U.N. Committee of World Food Security meeting held in Rome, Italy. [Source: Feedstuffs, October 24, 2016, By Krissa Welshans]

The recommendations included improving animal welfare, preventing the unnecessary use of antibiotics and improving biosecurity to prevent animal disease.

The U.N.'s recommendations include:

• Enabling access to veterinary services, vaccinations and medication, including antimicrobials;
• Improving animal health management through biosafety and biosecurity by following World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) standards;
• Promoting the prudent use of antibiotics but preventing unnecessary use and phasing out uses for animal growth promotion;
• Improving animal welfare by delivering on OIE's five freedoms;
• Promoting access to good-quality feed and sustainable feeding practices, and
• Promoting a physical environment and genetic section that ensure compliance with OIE welfare standards.

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