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Kick off Meeting
The Kick-off Meeting took place on February 26-27 2020 in Billund-Denmark.
Each partner presented his team and the preparation of each activity was discussed.
It was also the opportunity to discuss with European Commission and start to work all together in a friendly environment.
Centre's nomination
In October 2019, the European Commission has designated a second Reference Centre dedicated to the welfare of poultry and other small farmed animals (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1685). The European Union Reference Centre for Animal Welfare for Poultry and other small farmed animals (EURCAW-Poultry-SFA) aims at improving the enforcement of the EU legislation applicable to those animals, such as laying hens, chickens for meat production, and other small farmed animals, including their transport and killing operations.
About us
The establishment of Animal Welfare Reference Centres is laid down in the Official Controls Regulation (Articles 95 & 96). In October 2019, the European Commission designated a second EU Reference Centre for Animal Welfare dedicated to the welfare of poultry and other small farmed animals: 'EURCAW-Poultry-SFA'.
The centre aims at improving the enforcement of EU legislation applicable to those animals, such as laying hens, chickens for meat production, rabbits and other small farmed animals, including their transport and killing operations.
EURCAW-Poultry-SFA newsletters
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Stunning and killing for Poultry
This sub-page focuses on the welfare priority area 3. Stunning and killing for poultry.
The sub-page includes welfare indicators, factsheets and methods, reviews, reports on experimental studies, good welfare practices, training, and videos.