Overview of topics: Poultry
01 Aviäre Influenza
01 Beschäftigungsmaterial in der Putenhaltung
01 Bodenhaltungssystem Legehennenstall
01 Bruderhahnaufzucht_Aktualisierung
01 Brustbeinveränderungen bei Legehennen
GeflügelWohl im Fokus - Darmgesundheit Puten
01 Darmmikrobiom
01 Emissionsminderungen in der Jung- und Legehennenhaltung
01 Emissionsminderungen in der Masthühnerhaltung
01 Erhöhte Ebenen
01 Fangen und Verladen von Althennen
01 Haltungsanreicherung bei Masthühnern
01 Haltung von Geflügel mit intaktem Schnabel
01 Hepatische Lipidose
01 Hitzestress bei Geflügel
01 Impfen von Masthühnern
01 Möglichkeiten Geschlechtsbestimmung im Ei
01 Notfallmaßnahmen bei Federpicken und Kannibalismus
01 Umgang mit kranken und verletzten Geflügel
01 Verlängerung der Haltungsdauer oder induzierte Legepause
01 Verzicht auf Schnabelkürzen
01 Wertschöpfungskette in der Putenhaltung
01_Auslaufmanagement Mastgänse
02 Podcast Bruderhahnaufzucht
02 Podcast Digitalisierung im Masthühnerstall
02 Podcast Insektenprotein
02 Podcast Kupierverzicht Puten
02 Podcast Legehennenhaltung
03 Video Beschäftigungsmaterial Putenaufzucht
03 Video Pute Beschäftigungsmaterial
03 Video Verbesserung des Tierschutzes in der Putenhaltung
03 Video Virtuelle Einblicke in den Legehennenstall - ein typisches Bodenhaltungssystem
04 Vodcast PumaZu
05 Zukunftsorientierte Haltungssysteme für Masthühner im Blick
06 AminoVit
06 Cold plasma mite trap
06 EIP Broilermaststall
06 Hygiene in Mobilställen
06 Hühnermast Mobilstall
In Germany, only a few musk ducks are currently kept commercially. The term ‘musk duck’ generally refers to the wild form (Cairina moschata). The domesticated form is more correctly referred to as the flying duck, Barbary duck or warty duck. In order to comply with the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act (TierSchG) regarding the keeping of Muscovy ducks, the Council of Europe’s recommendations on Muscovy ducks are taken into account alongside the basic provisions of the Animal Welfare Livestock Keeping Ordinance (TierSchNutztV). Furthermore, the agreement on the further development of minimum requirements for the keeping of Muscovy ducks applies in Lower Saxony. This is a further development of the agreement that was in force until 2005. The so-called ‘Musk Duck Agreement’ is an agreement between the Lower Saxony Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (ML) and the Lower Saxony Poultry Industry Association (NGW). It is also used as a guide in other federal states outside Lower Saxony.
The Waterfowl Working Group of the Poultry Animal Welfare Competence Centre has drawn up guidelines on the rearing of muscovy ducks based on the agreement.
Focus on Poultry Welfare – Expertise in animal-friendly Peking duck rearing
Guidelines for the humane rearing of Peking ducks
In order to comply with the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act (TierSchG) regarding the rearing of Peking ducks, the Council of Europe’s recommendations on Peking ducks are taken into account alongside the general provisions of the Animal Welfare and Livestock Management Ordinance (TierSchNutztV). There are currently no further binding specific legal regulations in Germany.
To put the Council of Europe’s recommendations into practice, an agreement has been reached in Lower Saxony that specifies the husbandry requirements for Peking ducks.
The so-called ‘Peking Duck Agreement’ is an agreement between the Lower Saxony Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (ML) and the Lower Saxony Poultry Industry Association (NGW) on the further development of minimum requirements for the rearing of Peking ducks for fattening. It is also used as a guide in other federal states outside Lower Saxony.
The Waterfowl Working Group of the Poultry Animal Welfare Competence Centre has drawn up guidelines on Peking duck fattening based on the agreement.
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Guidelines for the welfare-friendly rearing of fattening geese
In order to comply with the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act (TierSchG) regarding the keeping of domestic geese, the Council of Europe’s recommendations on domestic geese are taken into account alongside the general provisions of the Animal Welfare Regulation for Farm Animals (TierSchNutztV). There are currently no further binding specific regulations in Germany.
To give concrete form to the Council of Europe’s recommendations, an agreement has been reached in Lower Saxony that specifies the husbandry requirements for domestic geese.
The so-called ‘Goose Husbandry Agreement’ is an agreement between the Lower Saxony Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (ML) and the Lower Saxony Poultry Industry Association (NGW) on minimum requirements for the rearing and fattening of geese. It is also used as a guide in other federal states outside Lower Saxony.
The Waterfowl Working Group of the Poultry Animal Welfare Competence Centre has drawn up guidelines for the rearing of fattening geese based on this agreement.
Animal welfare-focused outdoor access management for fattening geese
What might an animal-welfare-friendly outdoor enclosure look like?
Apart from a few full-time farms in the regions of Germany where goose farming is typical, goose fattening in this country is predominantly carried out as a sideline to farming for direct marketing, with the animals kept outdoors. A sufficiently large outdoor run should be provided for this purpose. Access to pasture must be provided by the ninth week of life at the latest, once the geese are fully feathered. The grazing area must be available to the animals all year round, or for the entire rearing period, and can make a significant contribution to providing the animals with a needs-based and cost-effective diet.