英國：奶牛飼養福利正被忽視

曹錦萍 · 發表于 2009-8-24 16:10:19

英國：奶牛飼養福利正被忽視
根據昨天公布的一篇報告，奶牛飼養正在面臨一些問題。這篇由歐洲食品安全局動物健康與福利小組所發布的報告，指出大型荷斯坦奶牛的飼養過分強調于它們乳房的大小。
報告指出對生產力的重視導致了奶牛在老式的隔間內沒有足夠的空間進行運動。由于這個原因，還包括遺傳缺陷等其它因素，使得奶牛更容易造成跛行，以及獲得由乳頭感染引起的乳房炎。
奶牛飼養很難滿足人們對牛奶產量的迫切需求，而這種現象將很大程度的引起奶牛緊張,擦傷和感染。這意味著盡管人們對奶牛需求的科學認知有所增加，但是奶牛的平均預期壽命已有所下降。
乳品行業過去已經受到過這樣類似的批評，但是這篇歐洲食品安全局的報告則為立法鋪平了道路。它說現在的食品保障制度還不夠嚴格，并且這個批評還包括了紅色拖拉機(見備注)、英國皇家防止虐待動物協會的自由食品及有機認證制度。

UK: Dairy cows are bred to suffer say welfare watchdogs

Dairy cows are being bred to suffer, according to a report published yesterday.

Giant Holstein-type cows have been bred with too much emphasis on the size of their udders, says the report from the animal health and welfare panel of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
It says the emphasis on productivity has produced cows which do not have enough room to move in old-fashioned stalls and for that and other reasons, including genetic weakness, they are more likely to suffer lameness and the teat infections known as mastitis.
It is hard to feed them enough to keep up with their urge to produce milk and that contributes to their vulnerability to strains, scrapes and infections. It means the life expectancy of the average cow has dropped even while scientific understanding of its needs has increased.
The dairy industry has brushed off similar criticisms in the past but the EFSA report paves the way for legislation. It says existing food assurance standards are not tough enough, and that criticism includes the Red Tractor, RSPCA Freedom Foods and organic certification schemes.

備注：Red Tractor－When you see the Union flag in the Red Tractor logo you’re guaranteed that the food you’re buying comes from British farms and meets high standards of production relating to food safety and hygiene, animal welfare and environmental protection。

備注：英國一個食品安全標準制定及認定的組織－當你看到紅色拖拉機聯合旗幟標簽的時候，你所購買的食物來自英國的農場并且符合與食品健康和衛生，動物福利，環保有關的較高要求。

原文來源：http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/farming-news/Dairy-cows-are-bred-to.5447145.jp
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