Poultry and Pig Low-input and Organic production systems' Welfare
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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.
Attend the seminar on early poultry management levers on the 21st of May!
To transfer the knowledge gained and solutions found within the PPILOW project, a seminar will be organized about the studies performed on early life strategies and management in laying hens and slow-growing broilers to improve animal health, welfare and resilience.
Editorial
Poultry and Pig welfare is more than ever in the scope of societal interest at the beginning of 2024, yet in the European context of the last 2-year marketing issues due to inflation representing a heavy burden for organic and low-input livestock productions.
PPILOW’s People: Marine Perard!
Hi I am Marine! I studied environmental engineering at the French engineering school Ecole des Mines d’Alès. I spent the last year of my studies at Cranfield University (UK), and obtained a Master’s Degree in Environmental Management for Business. Driven by my interest in agriculture and animals, I joined INRAE at the beginning of 2024, […]