Poultry and Pig Low-input and Organic production systems' Welfare
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A PPILOW survey on biosecurity measures in EU organic, extensive and small-scale pig and poultry farms!
Veterinarians Without Borders, Thünen Institute and Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity, are launching a study in seven European countries involved in the H2020 PPILOW project (France, Germany, Denmark, Romania, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Italy). An online questionnaire will be used to collect data on farmers, veterinarians and advisors’ perceptions and practices related to biosecurity in […]
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Coming and past events
List of the upcoming and past events with PPILOW project partners attendance.
New people in the PPILOW project: Marine Perard, Koen Riep, Jeroen Imholz
Marine Perard (INRAE, Assistant coordinator) – Koen Riep (Master student at Utrecht University) – Jeroen Imholz (Master student at Utrecht University)
Webinar on on-farm hatching
Hatching chicks directly on the farm is a concept that respects animal welfare and is gaining ground in Europe.
PPILOW stakeholder workshop examined business opportunities
When pig and poultry farmers are considering to improve animal welfare, it is essential that the planned improvements are economically viable.
Great success for the webinar on non-castrated male pigs in France!
On the 11th of March, a webinar on rearing non-castrated male pigs and valorizing the meat from boar-tainted carcasses was organized in France in collaboration with the European project PPILOW and the French project FARINELLI.
PPILOW poster by Helen Pluschke awarded prize!
Helen Pluschke received the prize for pioneering research for her PPILOW-Poster on dual-purpose poultry presented at the 17th Scientific Conference on Organic Farming in Giessen, Germany.
PPILOW Workshop at the 28th International Poultry Conference
Bioland is the biggest organic farming association in Germany. Founded in the 1970`s, it has nearly 8.700 members and 1.400 partners in production, trade and gastronomy.
PPILOW – Eurogroup for Animals meeting
The PPILOW consortium was proactive to facilitate the transfer of scientific-based knowledge to NGOs through a specific online meeting held on the 22nd of February in the afternoon.