The European Commission is surveying pig producers to find out the costs and benefits of implementing alternatives to surgical castration of male pigs. The pig study, which is being administered by the Food Chain Evaluation Consortium, is aimed at providing EU policymakers with an improved understanding of which of the options – surgical castration or its main two alternatives, raising entire male pigs or vaccinating them against boar taint – is most adequate for pig meat production when weighing the costs against the benefits.
This study will analyze the costs and benefits through the whole pig meat chain in the EU, from breeding and raising pigs to the consumption of pig meat. It will also provide an estimation of the costs and benefits of ending surgical castration on different percentages of EU male pigs' population by January 1, 2018.
The information and assessments from the questionnaire will be crucial in analyzing the costs and benefits of ending surgical castration of pigs and will inform the further EU policy process. This questionnaire is targeted at key stakeholders, including national associations of pig breeders, pig producers, slaughterhouses, pig meat processors, retailers, animal welfare associations, and competent authorities.
For more information on the survey, contact Rémi Béteille, pigcastration@civic-consulting.de.
This study will analyze the costs and benefits through the whole pig meat chain in the EU, from breeding and raising pigs to the consumption of pig meat. It will also provide an estimation of the costs and benefits of ending surgical castration on different percentages of EU male pigs' population by January 1, 2018.
The information and assessments from the questionnaire will be crucial in analyzing the costs and benefits of ending surgical castration of pigs and will inform the further EU policy process. This questionnaire is targeted at key stakeholders, including national associations of pig breeders, pig producers, slaughterhouses, pig meat processors, retailers, animal welfare associations, and competent authorities.
For more information on the survey, contact Rémi Béteille, pigcastration@civic-consulting.de.
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