The Animal Transport Guides is a project funded by the European Commission and developed between 2015 and 2017 to improve the welfare of the main livestock species (cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep and horses) during their transport within Europe and to third countries for slaughter, fattening and breeding.
The deliverables of the project consist of five guides (one per species, available in English) for Good and Better Practice during animal transport, 17 technical fact sheets focusing on the most practical information (available in eight EU languages) and five videos (one per species, available in eight EU languages).
Guides of Good Practices
Factsheets
Cattle:
- Loading and unloading of cattle (Russian)
- Long-distance transport (Russian)
- Transport of calves (Russian)
- Transport of lactating cows (Russian)
Pigs:
- Transport (Russian)
- Loading and unloading of pigs (Russian)
- Monitoring and evaluation of transported pigs (Russian)
Horses:
- Correct handling of horses (Russian)
- Feeding and watering of horses (Russian)
- Loading and space allowance for horses (Russian)
- Watering
Poultry:
- Preparation of vehicle, driver and loading of poultry (Russian)
- Catching the broilers (Russian)
- Catching the end-of-lay hens (Russian)
Sheep:
- Long-distance transport (Russian)
- Prevention of hot and cold stress (Russian)
- Fitness of sheep and lamb (Russian)
Videos
- Good and Better practices in bird transport
- Good and Better practices in Pig transport
- Good and Better Practices in Cattle transport
- Good and Better practices in Horse Transport
- Good and Better practices in sheep transport
The videos are also available in 7 other EU languages.