1. Road to Curly tails in the Netherlands
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2. Members of the Commitee
Pigfarmers Organization
Animal Protection Organization
Government
Research

3. Timeline
2012
Curly Tails??

4. How Started??
LTO Pig board
Animal Protection Society
2012

5. Why?? The next step after castration Not a “hot Issue” on that moment
Animal Welfare
EU Legislation

6. Problems ANIMAL WELFARE Multi Factorial
Tailbiting  Pain Inflammation Financial Risk A lot of questions
Fear by Farmers
It must be possible in the Stables of Today

7. June 2013 Declaration of Dalfsen
Timeline
LTO Pigfarmers
Animal Protection
2012
Pigfarmers
Animal Protecion
Government
Breeding company
Feeding Company
Veterinary society
Meat Company
Research
Working group Curly
Pigfarmers Organisations Animal Protecion Society Government
STEERING COMMITEE Accompanying Commitee
June 2013 Declaration of Dalfsen
Try and error test in research centre
Starting network farmers with biting problems
Develop a tool box
International Alignment with research and practice
Phase 1 Declaration
New Network groups for research
- Genetic Group
- Feed Group
Expert Group with experience en knowledge about different items
Phase 2 Declaration
When its possible stop with taildocking on a responsible way for Animal and Farmer
? Phase 3 Declaration

8. EU Audit May 2017 Recommendations Enrichment materials Risk Assessment
Suitable instructions and guidance for inspectors
Follow up high levels off non complainces
Risk Assessment
Monitoring tail-damage in slaughterhouses
Training proposals for farmers
Financial support for investments

9. Risk Assessment Basic Confirmation and trust from farmers Smart
Farrow Unit
Weaners
Fatteners
Confirmation and trust from farmers
Smart

10. Risk Assessment Climate Feed and Water Enrichment Materials
Available Space
Health
Hygiene
Animal-related indicators
Behavior indicators
Damage indicators

11. On farm data collecting

12. Points off attention Evaluate Risk Assessment
further subscribe the Riskpoints (SchwIP)
Make a plan with your advisors
Implement the plan
Controle if everything works
New Risk Assessment

13. Ready Start with long tails Smal steps to begin with 2 litters
And futher
After every test evaluation

14. WARNING
The MARKET must ACCEPT Long Tails
across Boarders

15. THANK YOU