Welfare Quality Network
Budget
€13,500
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
6
0.9 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The Welfare Quality Network focuses on scientific exchange and activities to contribute to the further development and implementation of the Welfare Quality® animal welfare assessment systems. The Network also aims to provide relevant knowledge and services to support actors in animal production chains who would like to implement or use the Welfare Quality® animal welfare assessment systems.
EU Legislative Interests
The Welfare Quality Network is a collaborative effort of a large group of former partners of the Welfare Quality® project. The importance of retaining the collaboration and expertise established in the Welfare Quality® project has been highlighted in numerous official communications. The Welfare Quality Network focuses on scientific exchange and activities to contribute to the further development of the Welfare Quality® animal welfare assessment systems. The Welfare Quality Network also aims to provide relevant knowledge for animal welfare policy and legislation and supports actors in animal production chains who would like to implement or use the Welfare Quality® animal welfare assessment systems.
Communication Activities
Provision and publication of scientific knowledge on the assessment and possible improvement of animal welfare. Members in the network publish their studies in scientific papers and at conferences
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Welfare Quality Network is not member of another organisation.
Organisation Members
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Environment and Health PO Box 7068 750 07 Uppsala SWEDEN Cardiff University, School of City and Regional Planning Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3WA Office 2.77 UK Animal Sciences Group (ASG) Wageningen UR Livestock Research PO Box 338 6700AH WAGENINGEN Netherlands INRAE UMR Herbivores 63122 SAINT-GENES-CHAMPANELLE France Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries Finca Camps i Armet s/n E-17121 Monells (Girona) Spain University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna Division of Livestock Sciences/Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems Gregor Mendel-Strasse 33 A-1180 Vienna AUSTRIA University of Copenhagen Div. Ethology, Dept. of Large Animal Sciences Grønnegårdsvej 8 1870 Frederiksberg Denmark Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona School of Veterinary Science 08193 Bellaterra Barcelona Spain Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien Veterinärplatz 1 1210 Wien AUSTRIA Vyzkumny ustav zivocisme vyroby Přátelství 815 104 00 Praha Uhříněves Czech Republic Institute for Agriculture and Fisheries Research Eenheid Dier Scheldeweg 68 9090 Melle BELGIUM University of Milan Department of Animal Science Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Via Celoria, 10 - 20133 Milano ITALY Norwegian University of Life Sciences Department of Animal- and Aquacultural Sciences. P.O. Box 5003 1432 Ås NORWAY Centro Ricerche Produzioni Animali C.R.P.A. S.p.A. Viale Timavo 43/2 42121 Reggio Emila Italy University of Helsinki Research Centre of Animal Welfare, Department of Production Animal Medicine, PO Box 57 Koetilantie, 3 00014 Helsinki Finland Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel Olshausenstrasse 40 D-24118 Kiel Germany Neiker Department of Animal Production Arkaute Agri-food Campus, N-104, km. 355 – 01192 Arkaute, Alava. Spain Universidade de Lisboa, ULisboa, FVM Animal Behaviour and Welfare Laboratory Centre of Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon Av. Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, PORTUGAL
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.