Application of a management tool (MTool) to improve the welfare and health of laying hens (MTool)
Project Leader: Dr. Keppler, Christiane; Prof. Dr. Knierim, Ute
Project participants: Fetscher, Sarina; Hilmes, Nadja
Project description:
As part of the model and demonstration project on animal welfare, a management tool (MTool) was tested and further developed on the basis of scientific findings and practical experience. It is used for the animal-oriented assessment of management success and allows a structured approach to analyzing the causes of inadequate animal welfare (e.g. the occurrence of feather pecking and cannibalism). This is intended to facilitate the decision-making process for improving husbandry conditions and management.
The work was funded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture as part of the "Directive on the funding of measures for the transfer of new findings from research and development projects (R&D projects) into agricultural practice in the context of model and demonstration projects on animal welfare" of June 4, 2013.