Additional information
Additional regional information :
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
- Non-EU countries:
- EFTA and EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland
- Candidate countries
Sectors :
Agriculture & Fisheries Research & Innovation
Beneficiary :
All beneficiaries EU & International Organisation Local Authority & Affiliated Entity State administration & affiliated entities
Regions :
Candidate countries, Developing countries, European Economic Area, European Union, Switzerland
Category :
Call for proposals
Manager :
European Commission
Priorities and funded actions
Objective
To encourage EU pig slaughterhouses using high carbon dioxide concentration to stun pigs to convert to more animal welfare friendly alternatives.
Priorities
- Priority 1: identifying the main drivers that influence slaughterhouse operators to prefer a particular method of stunning and identifying the conditions that could encourage them to change
- Priority 2: implementation of alternative methods that do not expose conscious pigs to gas mixture containing more than 40% carbon dioxide
Among financed actions
- Description of the stunning practices for pigs in high throughput slaughterhouses and their socio-economic drivers
- Selection of alternatives to be tested as well as the technical and socio-economic data to be collected
- Implementation of alternatives under commercial conditions and the collection of the pre-defined data
- Analysis of data collected and the production of recommendations for facilitating the transition towards alternatives
- Production of communication materials and their dissemination to the target public
Additional information
- This call for proposals is an open call for proposals
- Initial duration of the action: 24 months
Eligibility
- Be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- Be established in one of the eligible countries
- Consortium of at least three applicants which complies with the following conditions:
- minimum three entities from three different eligible countries
- at least two entities shall be business operators and at least one entity shall be research centre or academic institution
Eurofunding