Animal Welfare Assessment in Sows and Piglets—Introduction of a New German Protocol for Farm’s Self-Inspection and of New Animal-Based Indicators for Piglets

We compare the Kuratorium für Technik und Bauwesen in der Landwirtschaft e.V. (KTBL)<br />protocol, a German protocol for sows and piglets developed for farm’s self‐inspection, to the<br />Welfare Quality® protocol for sows and piglets (WQ). The KTBL protocol introduces new indicators<...

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Main Authors: Lena Friedrich, Joachim Krieter, Nicole Kemper, Irena Czycholl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Agriculture
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/10/11/506