Animal Welfare

The report highlights that subsidised production of beef, soy (for animal feed), and palm oil drives roughly 14% of global deforestation.

The educational content includes the biology and interaction between the rumen and lower gut, support for dairy calves from birth through lactation, and the importance of maintaining a balanced microbiota.

Through close cooperation between industry associations, universities, and international partners, Ukraine’s dairy industry is taking concrete steps to meet EU animal welfare standards.

The new course complements FAI’s Tilapia Welfare App, which launched in Kenya earlier this year.

The Cheggy technology allows hatcheries to hatch only female chicks, eliminating the need for culling.

Octopuses are carnivores, requiring large amounts of wild fish to sustain them in captivity, and farming them raises sustainability concerns.

A recurring theme throughout the event was the urgent need to embed welfare in both policy and practice, and to shift industry mindsets from extractive models toward more ethical, inclusive systems.

The findings come just weeks after Guardian Australia exposed shocking cases of animal mistreatment linked to the nation’s export abattoirs, including the unpunished hypothermia deaths of 103 sheep during transit.

The company, owned by the government’s Public Investment Corporation (PIC), is reported to be in deep financial distress, which has led to a breakdown in basic animal care.

The company intends to regulate temperature, humidity, ventilation, ammonia levels, and lighting to maintain an appropriate environment in poultry houses.