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'Modify beast regs' call
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THE EUROPEAN Food Safety hauliers to use equipment such as Authority (EFSA) has suggested forced ventilation,misting in sumadjusting animal welfare rules for mer for cooling, and heating the live export trade according to incoming air during winter: "It is the climate of the country to which important that the climatic condi livestock is being sent. tion temperature, relative Its scientific panel on animal humidity, air velocity, heating, health and welfare has called for misting inside the trucks can be detailed practical research on controlled by the person responmicro climates in trucks "to sible for the transport.
develop realistic ventilation mod"This person must have proper els for the different animal species technical training," says its report, in different climatic zones". which was written in response to a These would be based on request from the European Com"standardised instrumentation mission for more information on and measuring protocols-, considtrailer micro climates.
ering different species, temperaThis reflected concerns in Brusture, relative humidity, air velocity, sels that "overheating in summer ventilation rate and air quality. and too low temperatures in winter The panel wants existing regucan lead to deaths and suffering of lations to offer more flexibility to the animals," says an EFSA note.