Porkcolombia Association-FNP. Animal Welfare Program, Bogota, Colombia.
Cienvet Group. Faculty of Agrarian and Animal Sciences, University of Caldas, Manizales, Colombia.
J Appl Anim Welf Sci. 2024 Jan-Mar;27(1):33-45. doi: 10.1080/10888705.2021.2021532. Epub 2022 Jan 4.
Commercial swine producers are responsible for implementing changes in their production systems to ensure animal welfare. The objective of this study is to evaluate the levels of animal welfare on rearing and fattening farms certified in good animal husbandry practices using the Welfare Quality® protocol. Eighty-one certified commercial farms (n = 2,150 pigs), distributed in six geographical areas of Colombia, were evaluatedby six trained veterinarians. . A multilevel analysis was performed to identify variables associated with the animal welfare/farm rating and to identify behavioral variables. Farms evaluated had an enhanced (n = 68, 83.9%), followed by excellent (n = 7, 8.7%) and acceptable (n = 6, 7.4%) level of animal welfare. Variables significantly associated with the overall protocol rating (R2 = 0.37) were temperature comfort (OR: 1.05, p = 0.008), absence of disease (OR: 1.06, p = 0.02) and absence of pain (OR: 1.06, p = 0.0001). Significant differences in behavioral measures were observed across farms (P < 0.05). The high animal welfare scores of certified farms suggest changes in producers' understanding and attitudes towards production and animal welfare.
商业养猪户负责改变其生产系统，以确保动物福利。本研究旨在使用福利质量协议评估经良好畜牧业实践认证的饲养和育肥农场的动物福利水平。6 名经过培训的兽医对分布在哥伦比亚 6 个地理区域的 81 家经认证的商业农场（n=2150 头猪）进行了评估。进行了多水平分析，以确定与动物福利/农场评级相关的变量，并确定行为变量。评估的农场具有增强（n=68，83.9%）、优秀（n=7，8.7%）和可接受（n=6，7.4%）的动物福利水平。与整体方案评分显著相关的变量（R2=0.37）是温度舒适度（OR：1.05，p=0.008）、无疾病（OR：1.06，p=0.02）和无疼痛（OR：1.06，p=0.0001）。在不同的农场之间观察到行为措施存在显著差异（P<0.05）。经认证的农场具有较高的动物福利评分，这表明生产者对生产和动物福利的理解和态度发生了变化。
