title: [A procedure to test and approve standard farm equipment in respect to animal welfare].
abstract: Since several years, there are claims from various sides to introduce and establish test methods and approval procedures concerning mass-producted standard farm equipment and husbandry systems in Germany. Such a procedure should be closely related to practical conditions, feasible and promoting innovation. The aim is to improve animal welfare, to relieve the authorities of single case testing and to create legal confidence for both, manufacturers and livestock owners.
authors.affiliation: Ministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft, Forsten und Fischerei, Schwerin. m.dayen@lm.mvnet.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dayen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baumgarte
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bottermann
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000592:standards; D005858:Germany; D006799:Housing, Animal