Archives
- Guidelines for Electro-Ejaculation in Domestic Ruminants: References
- Guideline – Castration and Tail Docking – suggested amendment to Preamble
- Livestock Industry Guidelines for Animal Welfare
- Fire Hazard – Be Prepared!
- The South African Crocodile Industry Association (SACIA) has joined the LWCC as member.
- Awards for outstanding service to livestock welfare was awarded to Deryn Petty and Keith Ramsay.
- The Award was made in recognition of the outstanding long-term contributions of both Deryn Petty and Keith Ramsay who have shown consistent and valuable commitment to the cause of Livestock Welfare.
- Request for Literature Review – Unintended consequences deleterious to the welfare of genetic selection in livestock in the industry
- Ostrich standards – requirements for production
- LWCC Constitution being amended
The LWCC Constitution, activities and objectives are currently under review, with a view to possible amendments and improvements. - Literature review on veld fire damage to livestock and treatment
RMRD-SA had agreed to fund a literature review of ways to categorize and treat livestock that had been caught in veldfires. The Chairman said that until such time that the review had been completed, the LWCC would keep their guidelines on veldfires and livestock damage on the website. - Literature review of the welfare implications of transporting livestock by sea
The Chairman drafted a potential request to the RMRD-SA to have a comprehensive impartial literature review of the livestock welfare implications of exporting live animals by sea for slaughter. A lot of information was available but an unbiased party had to do a proper literature review, to collect as much information as possible. - Pain relief for livestock: a registration of a special product being investigated
During the LWCC meeting Dr Hobson said they were trying to get Buccalgesic registered. They were working with trial laboratories in Australia to get it approved. He thanked the LWCC for assisting and putting them in contact with the right contacts in terms of registration. He said that progress had been made and there was a desire to get it registered in South Africa. This was good news although obviously there was still a long way to go, but it seemed promising. It was registered for use in sheep but not in goats. That was the reason why they wanted the registration for goats. It was an easy and practical application, which a farmer could do without being invasive in terms of having to give injections that could be time consuming. It was an easy way to administer pain relief which removed the barrier of having to give an injection. It was a simple thing that anybody could do as it was a mucosal absorption. - VELD FIRES AND LIVESTOCK: GUIDELINES FOR FARMERS
- VELDBRANDE EN LEWENDEHAWE : VETERINÊRE RIGLYNE
- Prof Gareth Bath formally receives WVA Global Animal Welfare Award
- Role of SAPPO on the latest ASF outbreak – “SAPPO recently toured the area of the EC where African Swine Fever was recently diagnosed. It is apparent that it will be extremely difficult to pinpoint when the disease began as cause/s for mortalities are not diagnosed regularly. The farming practices in the affect area include allowing pigs to roam and semi-confinement. Keeping pigs is an important way of life and income stream for rural communities of the EC and thus the health and welfare of their animals is important to them. SAPPO was impressed with, and supports the endeavours of EC veterinary services in ascertaining the extent of the outbreak. The level of knowledge and training of local livestock farmers by both State Veterinarians and Animal Health Technicians was more than satisfying. SAPPO is able to assist with provision of material to improve awareness in the fight to reduce the spread of ASF. These include short pictographic videos highlighting important aspects of preventing ASF getting into an owners pigs.”
- PRESS STATEMENT ANIMAL CARE NEGLECTED IN LOCKDOWN REGULATIONS 13 May 2020
- Code of Dairy Cattle
- PRESS RELEASE – 29 May 2020 – Shipping sheep for slaughter
- Dealing with African Swine Fever
- Prof Gareth Bath receives World Veterinary Association’s 2020 Global Animal Welfare Award
- LIVESTOCK WELFARE AT SALES – CODE
- STUDY REPORT: SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW ON THE ANIMAL WELFARE ASPECTS OF THE USE OF ELECTRO-IMMOBILISATION IN LIVESTOCK
- A Literature Study on SHELTER FOR RUMINANT LIVESTOCK
- EVALUATING FARM LIVESTOCK WELFARE
- Livestock welfare benefits farmers too
- Moenie blindelings koop nie
- Seasonal challenges for sheep health and welfare
- Teaming up for a fair deal
- Walking with your flock …
- FARMERS BEWARE! IT’S FIRE SEASON
- RMAA Conference and Congress 2018
- Lead Auditor Course
- EFFECTS OF THE DROUGHT WILL CONTINUE
- Toekenning vir uitnemende diens vir lewende hawe welsyn
- RMRD SA Awards Top Scientists
- ANIMAL WELFARE AT SLAUGHTER TRAINING
- Do more for your sheep ……. And they will do more for you!
- NSPCA Victory – High Court upholds judgement
- Droughts and Livestock (Approved 19 Feb 2016)
- Marcelle Meredith receives 2016 LWCC Award
- Effects of the drought will continue
- Seasonal challenges for sheep health and welfare
- HOW FAR BACK DOES ANIMAL WELFARE LEGISLATION GO IN SOUTH AFRICA?
- RMAA Conference and Congress 2018
- Lead Auditor Course
- Toekenning vir uitnemende diens vir lewende hawe welsyn
- RMRD SA Awards Top Scientists
- Predation control methods in use
- South African Veterinary Strategy proposed implementation plans/policies/procedures
- South African Veterinary Strategy Final
- Nail clipping
- Veld fire response guide
- Slaughter at Abattoir
- Disaster Documents
NSPCA
- SPCA says … Transport Your Cattle Correctly
On the reverse side is Carry Your Chickens Correctly. Click here to view and/or download the leaflet … - SPCA says … Carry Your Chickens Correctly
On the reverse side is Transport Your Cattle Correctly. Click here to view and/or download the leaflet … - SPCA says … Transport Your Pigs Correctly
On both sides of the leaflet. Click here to view and/or download the leaflet … - SPCA says … Transport Your Sheep and Goats Correctly
On both sides of the leaflet. Click here to view and/or download the leaflet … - Handlers guide to Good Livestock Handling
- Tel Numbers: http://www.nspca.co.za/page/
spcas-in-south-africa - The link for the “Animal Welfare Standards Workshop Presentations” .
http://intranet.sabs.co.za/Hot%20Topics/Forms/AllItems. aspx After following the link, please click on the “ animal welfare standards workshop presentations”, click and save the linked file and then unzip to obtain the workshop presentations. - Information on SANS 1488 en SANS 1469
Articles on stunning
- Assessment of unconsciousness in pigs during exposure to nitrogen and carbon dioxide mixtures
- Aversion to carbon dioxide stunning in pigs: effect of carbon dioxide concentration and halothane genotype
- Survey of the effectiveness of stunning procedures used in Spanish pig abattoirs
- Behavioural and clinical responses of turkeys stunned in a V-shaped, carbon dioxide tunnel
- Stunning pigs with different gas mixtures: aversion in pigs
- Evaluation of a gas stunning equipment used for turkeys under slaughterhouse conditions
- Assessing pig welfare at stunning in Swedish commercial abattoirs
- The effect of stunning method on the incidence of PSE meat and haemorrhages in pork carcasses
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- The effect of stunning procedure and tha halothane genotype
- WELFARE IMPLICATIONS OF THE GAS STUNNING
Gateway to Animal Welfare Articles
- Consumers Demand Piece of Mind on Welfare, Says Study
- Animal Production and Health Division e-newsletter 90
- Animal Production and Health Division e-newsletter 92
- New Study on Animal Welfare Legislation
- Animal Welfare and Sustainability Inextricably Linked
- Should we allow non-stun slaughter?
- Animal Production and Health Division e-newsletter 94
- Animal Production and Health Division e-newsletter 95
- Animal Production and Health Division e-newsletter 102
- Major food players in Europe talk animal welfare
- Animal Production and Health Division e-newsletter 103
- Study Reveals Differences in Animal Welfare Training across Europe
- Animal Welfare Institute questions US cattle handling
- Animal Welfare Symposium with Dr Temple Grandin
- Minding Animals International Bulletin 26
- Animal Production and Health Division e-newsletter 100
- Parliament to debate religious slaughter
- Book emphasizes animal welfare
General
- REPORTED DEAL TO EXPORT 100 000 CATTLE PER YEAR TO INDONESIA
- AGRI Science
- University Stellenbosch 100 000 cattle export letter
- CONSEQUENCES OF GENETIC SELECTION POLICIES FOR LIVESTOCK ANIMAL WELFARE
- TEETH GRINDING NOT ACCEPTABLE IN SOUTH AFRICA
Traditional and religious slaughter methods
The Livestock Welfare Coordinating Committee recognises the right of groups and communities to religious freedom and to practice their customs as protected by the South African Constitution. When such practises and customs involve the slaughter of animals for whatever purpose, we believe that the methods used must be reasonable, humane and in harmony with current internationals concepts of animal welfare. It is incumbent on all groups and communities to ensure that their slaughter practices cause the least possible degree of distress, pain and suffering, and that these practices should be modified where necessary to meet the goals of animal welfare while conforming to the spirit of the religious or customary practice in use.
Livestock Welfare issues to be considered with livestock predator control
The Livestock Welfare Coordinating Committee recognises the problems and sensitivities that surround the issue of controlling damage- causing animals that prey on livestock and strongly recommends that there should be a balanced, sustainable approach which causes the least amount of harm and suffering. However we must emphasize that the process of predation can involve severe pain and suffering to affected livestock and that this aspect of predator control must be taken into account when deciding on the necessity or acceptability of measures that are used. Covering only the welfare of wild animals, or ecological concerns, is not enough. The welfare of livestock that can be severely maimed in the process of predation must be give equal consideration.
Electronic version of Bull and Boar stunning guidelines
At the May or August 2010 meeting of the LWCC, RMAA presented a very useful guideline on correct techniques to stun large bulls and boars for slaughter. We would like to put this on our website. If this is acceptable, I request that you send an electronic version for easier placement. We can acknowledge you as the source unless you prefer to be anonymous.
