RSPCA welfare standards for Domestic/Common Ducks

The RSPCA welfare standards for domestic/common ducks, produced by the RSPCA's Farm Animals Department, are used to provide the only RSPCA-approved scheme for the rearing, handling, transport and killing of ducks. They take account of legislation, government welfare codes, scientific research, veterinary advice and practical experience of the farming industry. The standards are based upon the "Five Freedoms" as defined by Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC), hence the name "Freedom Food", and provide a comprehensive framework for the assessment of animal welfare on farm, in transit and at the place of slaughter/killing, as well as representing an important element of farm assurance requirements. The Five Freedoms are: Freedom from hunger and thirst; Freedom from discomfort; Freedom from pain, injury or disease; Freedom to express normal behaviour; and Freedom from fear and distress. Table of Contents: Introduction; Specific provisions for ducklings; Food and water; Environment; The range; Management; Health; Transport; Slaughter/killing; Appendix 1: Welfare audit form example; Appendix 2: Transport-standard operating and emergency procedure; Appendix 1: Welfare audit form example; Appendix 2: Transport-standard operating and emergency procedure; Appendix 3: Open water facility examples; Appendix 4: Documents required: Index.

76 pages. PDF: 1,172KB. The standards are continually reviewed and revised by the department. Around every two years a revised version of the standards is published. Please NOTE: No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. To read the latest version of this report, please click here. To see information on the other welfare standards reports on chicken; turkeys; laying hens; pullets (laying hens); pigs; dairy cattle; beef cattle; sheep; farmed Atlantic salmon; and hatcheries, please click here.

ISBN: 1898331960

Price: Online version: Free of charge