Publication: Improving Animal Welfare in Livestock Operations
Date
2014-12
ISSN
Published
2014-12
Author(s)
International Finance Corporation
Abstract
In the past decade, animal welfare has
been increasingly recognized in importance in commercial
livestock operations. Governments, academic institutions,
and animal welfare professionals are addressing animal
welfare at different points in the agricultural supply
chain, while consumers are demanding higher standards for
food safety and animal welfare. Meanwhile, regional and
global initiatives to provide guidance on acceptable animal
welfare practices have emerged. IFC is committed to working
with clients to reduce losses, increase productivity, and/or
access new markets through the application of sustainability
principles, including animal welfare standards. This Good
Practice Note (GPN), which supersedes the 2006 edition,
contributes to IFC s continued commitment to supporting
clients in a responsible and forward-looking approach to
traditional livestock production (dairy, beef, broiler
chickens, layer chickens, pigs, and ducks) and aquaculture
in intensive and extensive systems to, among other things,
help producers access and maintain entry to high quality and
value market segments. This GPN describes a range of animal
welfare good practice and complements IFC s Performance
Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability (2012),
in particular animal husbandry requirements for IFC clients
as reflected in Performance Standard (PS): biodiversity
conservation and sustainable management of living natural
resources. The note also describes IFC s approach to animal
welfare, including details on IFC s approach to due diligence. For more publications on IFC Sustainability please visit www.ifc.org/sustainabilitypublications.
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Citation
“International Finance Corporation. 2014. Improving Animal Welfare in Livestock Operations. © Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21505 License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO.”