RDE715 Animal welfare indicators for precision bred cattle, sheep and turkey
Reference ocds-b5fd17-ad4b7547-c24d-44e1-aaf0-fd7a0a54a723 · Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Awarded to SAC Commercial Ltd for £31,999.
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Precision breeding technologies, such as gene editing, have the potential to improve the health and welfare of animals, and improve the sustainability and resilience of farming systems. Such technologies can enable new traits to be developed more precisely and more efficiently than traditional breeding techniques. There are already examples of research taking place across the UK to develop resistance against some devastating diseases such as porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome in pigs, bird flu in chickens and Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis virus in fish. At the same time, many respondents to Defra's consultation on gene editing, as well as contributors to discussions during the passage of legislation through Parliament, voiced concerns that use of the technology might exacerbate animal welfare issues in breeding. As such, this project will develop welfare indicators for precision bred cattle (dairy and beef), sheep and turkey, building on the scoping work and overarching framework set out in AW0521. The species-specific welfare assessments will be divided into three tiers; basic tier - a baseline of what is already done in a commercial setting including, for instance, ba…
Awards
| Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| SAC Commercial Ltd | £31,999 | 2 December 2024 |
Official publications
| Medium | Reference | Date |
|---|---|---|
| FTS | 04fd8971-95f7-44ee-b828-bfacf16eeaf3-811878 | 18 December 2024 |
| Contracts Finder | 04fd8971-95f7-44ee-b828-bfacf16eeaf3-811878 | 18 December 2024 |
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