Rationale for Defining Recognition of “Higher Animal Welfare” Farm Assurance Schemes in a Global Food System: The GAWA Alliance

Many schemes exist which provide assurance on farm animal welfare. However, different standards and protocols mean the level of welfare assured by schemes can be very diverse, potentially hindering food businesses operating globally from sourcing equivalent higher welfare products. This research inv...

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Autores principales:	Elizabeth Rowe, Jeremy Rix, Siobhan Mullan
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	higher welfare products animal welfare welfare assurance welfare certification global food system Veterinary medicine SF600-1100
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0ce463be1db64bf49e367cb77edd2f472021-11-11T09:31:25ZRationale for Defining Recognition of “Higher Animal Welfare” Farm Assurance Schemes in a Global Food System: The GAWA Alliance2673-622510.3389/fanim.2021.665706https://doaj.org/article/0ce463be1db64bf49e367cb77edd2f472021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fanim.2021.665706/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2673-6225Many schemes exist which provide assurance on farm animal welfare. However, different standards and protocols mean the level of welfare assured by schemes can be very diverse, potentially hindering food businesses operating globally from sourcing equivalent higher welfare products. This research investigated the rationale for establishing a recognised network of higher welfare schemes from which authentic higher welfare products can be purchased. Nine assurance schemes and seven food businesses were interviewed. Results confirmed the challenge food businesses face in international trade of products from animals reared to a definable welfare status, due to the lack of recognised equivalence of different assurance schemes. Results provided evidence for international interest in an alliance of higher welfare schemes to provide standardisation of higher welfare, as a solution to this challenge. As a result, a working model of such an alliance was refined and the alliance was launched as “Global Animal Welfare Assurance” (GAWA).Elizabeth RoweJeremy RixSiobhan MullanFrontiers Media S.A.articlehigher welfare productsanimal welfarewelfare assurancewelfare certificationglobal food systemVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ENFrontiers in Animal Science, Vol 2 (2021)
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spellingShingle	higher welfare products animal welfare welfare assurance welfare certification global food system Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Elizabeth Rowe Jeremy Rix Siobhan Mullan Rationale for Defining Recognition of “Higher Animal Welfare” Farm Assurance Schemes in a Global Food System: The GAWA Alliance
description	Many schemes exist which provide assurance on farm animal welfare. However, different standards and protocols mean the level of welfare assured by schemes can be very diverse, potentially hindering food businesses operating globally from sourcing equivalent higher welfare products. This research investigated the rationale for establishing a recognised network of higher welfare schemes from which authentic higher welfare products can be purchased. Nine assurance schemes and seven food businesses were interviewed. Results confirmed the challenge food businesses face in international trade of products from animals reared to a definable welfare status, due to the lack of recognised equivalence of different assurance schemes. Results provided evidence for international interest in an alliance of higher welfare schemes to provide standardisation of higher welfare, as a solution to this challenge. As a result, a working model of such an alliance was refined and the alliance was launched as “Global Animal Welfare Assurance” (GAWA).
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title	Rationale for Defining Recognition of “Higher Animal Welfare” Farm Assurance Schemes in a Global Food System: The GAWA Alliance
title_short	Rationale for Defining Recognition of “Higher Animal Welfare” Farm Assurance Schemes in a Global Food System: The GAWA Alliance
title_full	Rationale for Defining Recognition of “Higher Animal Welfare” Farm Assurance Schemes in a Global Food System: The GAWA Alliance
title_fullStr	Rationale for Defining Recognition of “Higher Animal Welfare” Farm Assurance Schemes in a Global Food System: The GAWA Alliance
title_full_unstemmed	Rationale for Defining Recognition of “Higher Animal Welfare” Farm Assurance Schemes in a Global Food System: The GAWA Alliance
title_sort	rationale for defining recognition of “higher animal welfare” farm assurance schemes in a global food system: the gawa alliance
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
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Rationale for Defining Recognition of “Higher Animal Welfare” Farm Assurance Schemes in a Global Food System: The GAWA Alliance

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