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The 20:20 strategy was launched in August 2011, with the support of AHVLA, Agricultural Industries Confederation, Assured Food Standards, BPEX, British Meat Processors Association, British Pig Association, National Pig Association, Pig Veterinary Society, RSPCA and the Responsible use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance.
Improving the health and welfare of pigs is of paramount importance to all involved in the pig industry in England. It affects our cost of production, ability to compete in a highly competitive EU market, our impact on the environment, the safety of the food we produce, our responsibility to the animals in our care, our reputation as a producer of high welfare pork and ultimately our ability to produce a secure supply of food in an increasingly volatile world.
The 20:20 strategy provides the framework by which this can be achieved. It covers these areas of priority:
• Support pig producers in delivering their objectives for continual improvements in pig health and pig welfare
• Eliminate or control significant enzootic pig diseases locally, regionally and nationally
• Eliminate or control significant infections of food safety and public health concern (e.g. Salmonella)
• Develop and promote new knowledge on the assessment of welfare outcomes
• Promote the open exchange of information on the disease status for herds and regions
• Promote and encourage responsible and appropriate use of antimicrobials
• Maintain freedom from notifiable exotic and emerging diseases of pigs
• Deliver an integrated approach to improving pig health and welfare with all stakeholders, allied support industries, retailers, foodservice and Government.
One of the strategy’s key objectives is to deliver an integrated approach to improving pig health and welfare. This can only be achieved if the whole industry works together at every stage of production.
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