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Initiative Tierwohl starts a new registration phase for piglet rearers

Animal welfare

Piglet rearers can register again for the Animal Welfare Initiative (ITW). Registration in the database is possible until September 30th. The animal welfare fee of €3.57 is paid for each piglet that can be proven to have been delivered to a fattener who takes part in the ITW. This step helps close the chain between fattening and piglet rearing to ensure identity from birth by 2024.

Posted on Sep 06 ,04:16

“Businesses that have de-registered in the past or have dropped out are also permitted to register. Each piglet owner can freely choose a start date for participation between November 1, 2022 and April 30, 2023. Before the audit permit is granted and thus the approval is made possible, a budget check must first take place. We are currently assuming that all interested piglet rearers can be admitted”, says Robert Römer, Managing Director of the ITW. The term of the operations is limited to June 30, 2024.

“We are pleased to enable other piglet breeders to participate in the Animal Welfare Initiative. For years, industry has been pursuing the goal of ensuring that pigs are identified from birth and would like to implement this as soon as possible. This means even more transparency for consumers when shopping and a giant step for pig owners”, Römer continues.

The inclusion of further piglet rearers also offers new opportunities for sow farmers, who form a unit with the piglet rearers in the current program phase of the ITW and thus already guarantee the first step towards identity from birth.

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