Poultry and Pig Low-input and Organic production systems' Welfare
News
Coming and past events
List of the upcoming and past events with PPILOW project partners attendance.
New people in the PPILOW project: Elisa Angelucci, Diana Olah
Elisa Angelucci (UNIPG, Fellow researcher) – Diana Olah (USAVM, Mission head)
PPILOW scientific publications
Welfare issues and potential solutions for laying hens in free range and organic production systems: A review based on literature and interviews – by Claire Bonnefous (INRAE)
NPG organizes contest to promote outdoor area design for increased animal welfare
In order to demonstrate the efforts of the organic farmers for animal welfare, the Flemish NPG on layers has set up a contest to select the ‘best outdoor area for chickens’.
Progress and updates of the PPILOW National Practitioners Groups
The pig and poultry National Practitioners Groups (NPGs) are currently engaged in the project on two levels: the first one is contributing to the sustainability multicriteria assessment, by providing information on priorities and perception of different aspects of sustainability.
An inusual dinner in Venice with Slow Food producers
At the 3rd annual meeting of the PPILOW project held in Venice (Italy) on October 12th, Slow Food organized a visit to a local farm that is part of the Slow Food Presidia network, Slow Food’s main project to protect agri-food biodiversity.
PPILOW 3rd Annual meeting in Venice
PPILOW 3rd annual meeting in Venice was dedicated to the sharing of 3 years project results and the means to amplify their impact. The European PPILOW project partners gathered in Venice from the 11th to the 13th of October, 2022.
Editorial
Ensuring poultry and pig welfare has become a crucial issue for low-input outdoor and organic farms, currently threatened in Europe by the international sanitary and economic crisis contexts.
Coming events
List of the upcoming events with PPILOW project partners attendance. Event Date Location Partners World Poultry Congress 2022 Session “One Welfare in low input outdoor and organic poultry production systems” 7-11 August 2022 Paris, France INRAE, LUKE, EV-ILVO, UU, JUNIA, UNIPG, AU, Thuenen, ITAVI, HAU, AIAB, SLOWFOOD, VSF, IDELE, CRA-W, BioForum, USAMV EAAP Annual […]
New people in the PPILOW project: Chloé Fivet, Sarah Lombard, Brieuc Desaint
Chloé Fivet (CRA-W, Junior researcher) Chloé has a bachelor’s degree in economics (UNamur), completed by a master in agricultural sciences and a master in environmental sciences and management (UCL). As a facilitator for the Walloon NPG, she will organize pig stakeholders’ meetings, together with Virginie Decruyenaere, and favor the discussions around the practices considered within […]