Poultry and Pig Low-input and Organic production systems' Welfare
News
Web platform for interacting with PPILOW European Multiactor Board
About 15 members of the PPILOW consortium including work package leaders, task leaders and members of the PPILOW partnership attended a videoconference meeting on the 5th of June where the PPILOW consortium presented its latest progress to its European Multiactor Board (EMB).
Editorial
Welcome back into the PPILOW community! In this 7th Newsletter, you will find information about our latest advances in the project.
Coming and past events
List of the upcoming and past events with PPILOW project partners attendance.
New people in the PPILOW project: Elisa Angelucci, Diana Olah
Elisa Angelucci (UNIPG, Fellow researcher) – Diana Olah (USAVM, Mission head)
PPILOW scientific publications
Welfare issues and potential solutions for laying hens in free range and organic production systems: A review based on literature and interviews – by Claire Bonnefous (INRAE)
NPG organizes contest to promote outdoor area design for increased animal welfare
In order to demonstrate the efforts of the organic farmers for animal welfare, the Flemish NPG on layers has set up a contest to select the ‘best outdoor area for chickens’.
Progress and updates of the PPILOW National Practitioners Groups
The pig and poultry National Practitioners Groups (NPGs) are currently engaged in the project on two levels: the first one is contributing to the sustainability multicriteria assessment, by providing information on priorities and perception of different aspects of sustainability.
An inusual dinner in Venice with Slow Food producers
At the 3rd annual meeting of the PPILOW project held in Venice (Italy) on October 12th, Slow Food organized a visit to a local farm that is part of the Slow Food Presidia network, Slow Food’s main project to protect agri-food biodiversity.
PPILOW 3rd Annual meeting in Venice
PPILOW 3rd annual meeting in Venice was dedicated to the sharing of 3 years project results and the means to amplify their impact. The European PPILOW project partners gathered in Venice from the 11th to the 13th of October, 2022.
Editorial
Ensuring poultry and pig welfare has become a crucial issue for low-input outdoor and organic farms, currently threatened in Europe by the international sanitary and economic crisis contexts.