I KRUUSE Livestock Handle With Care All animals should be treated with care! Today’s guidelines on animal welfare are based on 5 important freedoms from “The Brambell Report” in 1965: 1 Freedom from Hunger and Thirst: access to fresh water and a diet 2 Freedom from Discomfort: appropriate environment including shelter and a comfortable resting area 3 Freedom from Pain, Injury or Disease: prevention or quick diagnosis and treatment 4 Freedom to Express Normal Behavior: sufficient space, proper facilities and company of the animal’s own kind 5 Freedom from Fear and Distress: by ensuring conditions and treatment which avoid mental suffering For freedom 5, the farmer, stock people and veterinarian need to consider how to handle animals both in daily interactions and especially in stressful or painful situations. The trends of modern farming go towards larger farms, labor saving equipment and robots. This means a decrease in human-animal interactions. Therefore, focus on habituating animals to positive human contact from an early age will be of great benefit to both welfare, safety and production outcome. n Shorter milking time n Less teat damage n Better tolerance in stressful situations n Less work-related injuries n Better meat quality and milk yield Sometimes however, stressful procedures are inevitable in means of fixation or relocation. KRUUSE offers a range of products for these purposes, but we strongly urge the farmers to always choose the lightest possible form of restraint. © KRUUSE · June 2020 · 20087 www.kruuse.com
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