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  • Biogas Code of Practice Consultation Workshops

    APL has developed a risk based Code of Practice for On-farm Biogas Production and Use (Piggeries) in response to growing interest in Biogas technology from Australian pig producers.  APL, through a previous project identified that there was a lot of …

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  • 2015-2020 Strategic Plan Consultation

    The APL 2015–2020 Strategic Plan consultation process continues with all meetings across the country now completed. To all of those producers who attended meetings, APL thanks you for your contributions so far. APL would like to offer all producers that have …

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  • Corrective Statement

    Australian Pork Limited (APL) issued Media Releases on 11 April and 19 December 2012 concerning the progress of the Australian pork industry’s initiative to move away from the use of sow stalls by 2017. APL made statements in those Releases …

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  • Notice of AGM and Annual Conference

    The APL Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at the Marriott Hotel, cnr Exhibition and Lonsdale Streets, Melbourne on Thursday 21 November 2012. The Annual Conference will commence at 9.00am and the AGM will commence at 1.00pm. For …

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Complete Research Reports

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The Development of Practical Measures to Benchmark Pig Welfare in the Australian Pork Industry

86 Pages
1 Jun 0013
Author(s): Jeremy Skuse, Lauren Hemsworth

This study aimed to develop reliable, practical and repeatable measures of animal welfare that can be used by individual farmers to benchmark their welfare status and show their improvement in animal welfare outcomes over time. This benchmarking tool ensures the Australian Pork Industry continues to remain at the forefront of international developments in animal welfare, maintain a high level of ethical standards and promote sound welfare practices. The piloted animal-based welfare indices and the recommended on-farm methodology modifications require validation before being declared as an on-site pig welfare benchmarking protocol suitable for Australian conditions. (Validation project was commissioned)

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