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Forum 5: Animal Welfare Conference: Forum 5: Animal Welfare
Health and Welfare of Farm Animals Franz Ellendorff, Institute for Animal Science and Animal Behaviour, Mariensee Federal Agricultural Research Center, Germany Volker Moennig, School of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany Lorne Babiuk, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada Jan Ladewig, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg C, Denmark Animal health Today it is still often the case that antibiotics are used to compensate for management mistakes, poor husbandry and bad hygiene - as well as for problems arising from modern livestock farming infrastructure through very high stocking rates. This will, however, no longer be possible in the future. Stricter legal controls on the use of veterinary/medical substances and the high quality standards demanded for food from animal sources make this route increasingly difficult. The antibiotics currently available have also, through often improper use in human and veterinary medicine, become increasingly less effective. We are now coming within reach of a post-antibiotic era, which demands new solutions for sustaining healthy livestock populations. Animal welfare Economic pressure on farm animal production has resulted in highly efficient husbandry systems that in many societies are not compatible with welfare requirements of the animal. Furthermore, high regional concentrations of large animal populations have developed. In consequence, public demand has led in many countries to welfare legislation. Yet the scientific basis for understanding the animal's needs, for assessing and defining objective criteria of animal welfare is still poorly developed. Goals of the scientific discourse Animal health
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