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Comparison of Animal Welfare Standards for Broiler

육계 관련 동물복지 인증기준 비교

  • 유금주 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원 동물복지연구팀, 전북대학교 축산학과) ;
  • 천시내 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원 동물복지연구팀, 경상대학교 동물자원학과) ;
  • 김찬호 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원 동물복지연구팀) ;
  • 정지연 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원 동물복지연구팀) ;
  • 김동훈 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원 동물복지연구팀) ;
  • 전중환 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원 동물복지연구팀)
  • Received : 2020.10.13
  • Accepted : 2020.11.04
  • Published : 2020.11.30
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Abstract

Animal welfare has become a prominent concern around the world so that the laws and guidelines of animal welfare are being strengthened in many countries including the EU. In Korea, it is required to supplement animal welfare standards because social awareness of animal welfare has changed. This study was conducted to compare broiler welfare certification standards and improve the quality of practice. We found that broiler welfare certification standards differ among countries according to environmental and managemental differences. Standards for stocking density and perch which is considered more important for poultry welfare are similar, but there is a little difference in feed, water, litter and lighting. Therefore, we assumed that theses are able to revise standards taking into account the environment and suggested that the broiler welfare certification standard will serve as a more useful criterion if breeding conditions in Korea are considered.

국내외적으로 축산분야의 동물복지가 이슈화 되면서 유럽연합(EU)을 포함한 축산 선진국들은 동물복지와 관련된 법률과 규제를 강화하고 있으며 이와 관련된 연구가 수행되고 있다. 국내에서도 축산업의 환경변화와 동물복지에 대한 사회적 인식변화로 인해 기존 인증기준의 보완 필요성이 제기되고 있다. 따라서 국내의 동물복지 축산농장인증기준의 개선 방향을 모색하는 일환으로 육계 관련 국내외 동물복지 인증기준들을 비교분석 하였다. 동물복지 인증기준은 각 국가별 혹은 인증기관별로 사육여건과 운영목적에 따라 조금씩 상이한 내용을 포함하고 있다. 동물복지에 있어 가장 중요하게 다뤄지는 사육밀도, 홰의 제공은 모든 인증기관에서 거의 유사한 반면에 사료, 물, 깔짚 및 조명 등의 기준은 서로 상이한 기준을 제시하고 있는데, 이는 국가별 사육여건을 고려한 자율적 기준 마련이 가능한 부분이라 판단된다. 따라서 국외 인증기준을 비교분석함과 동시에 국내사육여건을 고려한다면 보다 현실적인 국내 동물복지 인증기준이 마련될 것이다.

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본 연구는 농촌진흥청 연구사업(세부과제번호: PJ01360802)의 지원에 의해 이루어진 것임. 본 연구는 2020년도 농촌진흥청 학·연협동 연구과정 지원사업에 의해 이루어진 것임.

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