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Is meat eating morally defensible?
Contemporary ethical considerations on meat consumption in a world with growing global demand for protein. Despite...
The role of livestock in our ecosytem
Ecosystem management using livestock: embracing diversity and respecting ecological principles. The animal...
The trouble with a simplistic approach to livestock
Challenges for the balanced attribution of livestock's environmental impacts: the art of conveying simple messages...
The role of livestock in food affordability
Affordability of meat for global consumers and the need to sustain investment capacity for livestock...
Meat consumption and disease risk
Non-communicable disease risk associated with red and processed meat consumption—magnitude, certainty, and...
The role of meat in our diets: evolutionary aspects and nutritional value
Meat has played a crucial role in human evolution, facilitating 'encephalization' and the development of larger brains...
How to reduce livestock emissions
Europe has one of the most efficient livestock production systems in the world. It's characterised by lower greenhouse...
Does imported meat from third countries in Europe respect animal welfare?
The European Union is the world's largest food importer, importing significant and growing quantities of meat and meat...
How to define Animal Welfare?
Defining animal welfare is an important and challenging ethical concept for science. Many Europeans are concerned about...
Animal welfare and labelling schemes in the EU
Different food labelling schemes co-exist in the EU food market to inform and reassure customers about different...
How much cereal production goes to feed livestock?
Cereals play a significant role in livestock feed, but most cereals used in animal feed are "feed-grade cereals", i.e....
The reality of antibiotic use in animals in Europe
We often hear sentences like "Animals consume 70% of all antibiotics" But what does this mean exactly, and is it...
Antibiotic use and farming: why do farmers need to use antibiotics?
No matter the type of farming practices used, just like when people get sick, animals occasionally get sick. And so,...
The impact of meat consumption on our health
Meat has been and continues to be an important food source, delivering a wide range of valuable nutrients our bodies...
How to manage animal stress in livestock production
Animals can experience stress for several reasons: fatigue or injury; hunger, thirst or temperature changes; unfamiliar...
Does animal feed include ingredients from GM crops?
Livestock animals can receive feed containing feed ingredients from genetically modified (GM) crops. For example, much...
Are there antibiotic residues in our food?
Put quite simply: there are no harmful residues of antibiotics in the food we eat. Strict EU rules protect the consumer...
What is the difference between processed and hyper-processed food?
There is no objective reason to equate food processing with unhealthiness. But, some specific aspects of food...
Confinement does not automatically equal poor animal welfare
Natural behaviour, one of the elements identified in the Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare, is an increasingly polarising...
The importance of feed additives for sustainable animal farming, animal health and welfare
Feed additives are ingredients added in very small quantities to animal feed (in the range of milligrammes per...
Is lab-grown meat better for the environment?
Consumption of "meat substitutes" is a matter of personal choice, but the consumer must be well-informed about the...
What is compound feed manufacturing?
Compound feed manufacturing is a process for producing feed based on composing a safe, balanced ration of feed using...
How to manage animal health
Animals, just like people, can get sick, no matter the farming practices, and they require proper care from the...
Can we imagine a world without livestock?
For Europeans and most people, a world without livestock is not widely called for. Nevertheless, a minority of the...
The actual size of European livestock farms
Europe's farms offer a great diversity of food products from one region to another, so the average farm size is quite...
Calling livestock farming cruel is a baseless, sweeping generalisation
Animal welfare is a hot topic, an emotionally-charged issue for many people, and understandably so. Equating a love of...
What is intensive livestock farming
"Intensive farming" is used in public debates to classify or describe certain farming practices. It often implies farms...
There is no competition for food between livestock and people
Livestock feed is often presented as competing with human food. But according to FAO, 86% of livestock feed is not...
Animal health and welfare are linked
Animal welfare and health concepts can often be confused and sometimes interchanged in conversations. Today, there is a...
The real meaning of precision farming
Terminology like digitalization and precision farming may sound futuristic and make people think of farming systems...
A farmer cares more about animals than money
Any livestock farmer will tell you that animal welfare is a top priority, especially on larger farms. Without happy,...
How much water for 1 kg of meat?
It is often said that 15,000 litres of water are needed to produce 1kg of meat. This is an example of a shock statement...
Joint Statement
27.01.22 Farm to Fork Strategy: how to reach the targets? With the Farm to Fork deadline looming in 8 years’...
EVENT: FARM TO FORK STRATEGY – WHAT ARE THE POLICY INSTRUMENTS NEEDED TO REACH THE TARGETS?
EURACTIV Virtual Conference 27-01-2022 09:30 - 10:45am CET The Farm to Fork strategy, which outlines several...
PRESS RELEASE - Dialogue opens with EVP Timmermans on the future of European livestock farming
On 7 December sector associations from European Livestock Voice invited EVP Timmermans to visit a beef and dairy...
Joint Statement - On the European Parliament plenary vote on the Farm to Fork Strategy
Yesterday, the European Parliament voted on its Farm to Fork own initiative report. Food chain actors acknowledge the...
Video: The blind spots of the Farm to Fork targets
14 October 2021: In 2020, the EU launched a set of communications on strategies for transitioning to a more sustainable...
Joint Declaration
12/10/2021 FARM TO FORK – IT IS TIME TO LISTEN TO WHAT THE DATA SAYS! Food chain actors all agree with the main...
The Farm to Fork Strategy - what do studies say about its impact on the European livestock sector?
The Farm to Fork Strategy - what do studies say about its impact on the European livestock sector? 13 October,...
JOINT DECLARATION
20/05/21 JOINT DECLARATION Without a comprehensive impact assessment, we will not be celebrating the one-year...
PRESS RELEASE “FOOD AND FARMING: WHAT FUTURE FOR EUROPE?”
Does the Farm to Fork strategy offer more opportunities or obstacles for the European agri-food system? Rome -...
Join us at EUNEWS SmartEvent!
Join us for our event on the platform of EUNews, and in joint affiliation with Carni Sostenibili! FOOD AND...
Press Release: The 9 Paradoxes of Farm to Fork
25 March 2021 - The European livestock sector presented today "The 9 paradoxes of Farm to Fork", a call to actively...
Video: The 9 Paradoxes of Farm to Fork
25 March 2021: In case you missed our launch event, check out our video...
Launch event: “The 9 paradoxes of Farm to Fork”
European Livestock Voice and Carni Sostenibili invite you to the launch of their series of videos: “The 9...
EVENT REPORT – #ELVDEBATES
3 Febuary 2021: In case you missed it you can catch up on the lively discussions from our second European Livestock...
Join us for the second European Livestock Voice Debate!
Join us for the second European Livestock Voice Debate! In a jungle of labels, what is driving animal...
Event report - #ELVDebates
Event report - #ELVDebates 8 December 2020: In case you missed it you can catch up on the lively discussions from...
First-ever European Livestock Voice Debate
First-ever #ELVDebates! Join us for the first-ever European Livestock Voice Debate: Is livestock really destroying...
We're now on Twitter!
We're now on Twitter! 30 January 2020 - European Livestock Voice has just launched a Twitter account to spread some...
European livestock sector unites to ‘burst’ the myths surrounding the sector
European livestock sector unites to ‘burst’ the myths surrounding the sector 10 December 2019 - Representatives...
Giving farmers a voice
Giving farmers a voice 20 November - In our latest activities we've been talking to some farmers, asking them what...
SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF AN EP INTERGROUP ON ‘LIVESTOCK & LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS’
SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF AN EP INTERGROUP ON ‘LIVESTOCK & LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS’ 13 November: European...
We're in Brussels metro stations!
We're in Brussels metro stations! 10 October - As getting peoples' attention in a super-charged Brussels can...
Video launched
Video launched 30 September - So after a few hiccups with uploading and some exchanges with Google over appropriate...
#MeattheFacts
#MeattheFacts is ready for launch European Livestock Voice is launching its first campaign with an aim of bringing...
#MeattheFacts: European Livestock Voice sets to balance the debate around livestock production
The livestock sector is today at the epicentre of public debates in Europe and beyond. These debates are now mainly dominated by interest groups who only want to spread myths and radical views about livestock farming. For the first time at EU level, over a dozen livestock organisations have decided to come together to take joint action to elevate the “other side” of the story, necessary to restore balance and factual information on both the impact and the contribution of the European livestock sector.