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Transport
Denmark
Denmark / UK-production
UK
Holland
Germany
Control
Official control and control through abattoirs' own controls.
Global Red Meat Standard requires that.
Drivers must follow legislative as well as industry requirements in
the "Handbook for Pig Transport".
Official control and control through abattoirs' own controls.
Global Red Meat Standard requires that.
Drivers must follow legislative as well as industry requirements in
the "Handbook for Pig Transport".
Drivers must be certified in
accordance with the ABP
Livestock Transport
Standard.
Drivers must be certified
in accordance the IKB
Transport Standard.
Drivers must be certified in accordance
with the QS Transport Standard.
Vehicle
requirements
The abattoirs have introduced new requirements for vehicles –
such as mechanical ventilation, GPS systems, drinking water and
sprinkler systems.
Compliance with the requirements is checked on arrival at the
abattoir.
The abattoirs have introduced new requirements for vehicles –
such as mechanical ventilation, GPS systems, drinking water and
sprinkler systems.
Compliance with the requirements is checked on arrival at the
abattoir.
RTA Livestock Transport
Scheme.
Rules based on EU
legislation.
Certain requirements
additional to EU
legislation, e.g. GPS on all
vehicles.
Rules based on EU legislation
Group handling of
finishers during
transport
Pigs are transported in small groups (15-20) and, wherever
possible, in pen groups from the farm.
Pigs are transported in small groups (15-20) and, wherever
possible, in pen groups from the farm.
RTA Livestock Transport
Scheme.
Stocking densities according
to EU legislation.
Pigs must be kept in farm
groups to meet BMPA Pork
Scheme standards.
Pigs are kept in their peer
groups. No mixing.
Pigs may be mixed. There are
maximum group sizes for the transport
of piglets (up to 120 for10 kg pigs and
max. 35 up to 30 kg).
Training of drivers
From the early 1990s, all those involved in the handling of animals
during transport was required to attend a training course. This
course was replaced by a formal training requirement under EU
regulation 1/2005, which came into force on 1st of January
2007.
From the early 1990s, all those involved in the handling of animals
during transport was required to attend a training course. This
course was replaced by a formal training requirement under EU
regulation 1/2005, which came into force on 1st of January
2007.
RTA Livestock Transport
Scheme.
Training requirements
according to EU legislation.
Training requirements in
place since 2008 via EU
legislation.
Training requirements in place since
2008 via EU legislation.
Mortality during
transport
0.007% in 2014 (applies to finished pigs).
0.007% in 2014 (applies to finished pigs).
No statistics available.
No statistics available.
No statistics available.
Danish Agriculture & Food Council