Ποια ήταν η πρόκληση/ πρόβλημα που αντιμετωπίστηκε?
The Animal Welfare Act since 2014 requires horse farmers to impliment mandatory welfare checks on their farms. Despite this regulation, many horse owners are unaware of this fact or have difficulty carrying out these checks effectively. The project aims at developing and implementing a digital checklist to assess animal welfare based on selected key indicators for horse farms in Schleswig-Holstein.It is marked with the provision of a state-wide tool for assessing animal welfare on horse farms in Schleswig-Holstein. The tool will be used, μεταξύ άλλων, to carry out and document the legally required self-monitoring on farms and to optimise the keeping of horses on individual farms. The tool will help livestock owners to overcome operational blindness and thus enable positive development of the farms. The focus is on analysing weak points on the farm. Με αυτόν τον τρόπο, fundamental risks to animal welfare can be recognised at an early stage and the increasingly emotional debate on the topic can be objectified.
Πώς λύσατε το πρόβλημα?
The EIP-project „Animal welfare for Horses“ is developing a digital checklist for assessing animal welfare on horse farms based on key animal welfare indicators. These indicators will be selected and tested for practicality by a working group consisting of active horse farms and various institutions within the EIP project. The project also includes educational initiatives for farm managers through training programs and public relations. The checklist is intended for widespread use in Germany.
Αυτό που είναι καινοτόμο στην πρακτική σας περίπτωση?
The innovation is the creation of a practical, digital checklist for self-monitoring on horse farms. This tool is designed to be user-friendly for farm managers, facilitating day-to-day use to ensure high standards of animal welfare.
Ποιοι είναι οι παράγοντες επιτυχίας στην επίλυση του προβλήματος?
Although the project is still in the early stages, its success factors include a dedicated and knowledgeable working group, active participation from exemplary practical farms, and a collective motivation to advance knowledge and practices in the interest of animal welfare in horse husbandry systems.
Απροσδόκητες αποτυχίες, εάν υπάρχει
Μέχρι τώρα, the project has not encountered any significant failures.
Διδάγματα
- As the project is still in its early stages, further steps need to be taken to gain knowledge.
- We have come to realise that it is important for us to identify the key indicators that cover all important aspects of equine welfare.
- Team building and team work is one of the stratedies that project actors has establish at the beginning of the projects in order for the project activities to run smoothly and effectively as well as to stay focused on the project aims and objectives.
- Defining clearly the project objectives and consistency of project activities to the actors as well as stating clearly the role of each actor before the project commences is important as it avoids confusion or diversion of the project goals. This enables efficient and effective use of project resources such as funds and time.
- An important factor is active listening in order to be able to empathise with the other person and perceive their wishes and needs. This forms the basis for being able to ask specific questions in order to structure the consultation, find solutions and to take action in further dispute.
Τι ρόλο παίζει ο σύμβουλος ή η συμβουλευτική υπηρεσία στην πρακτική περίπτωση?
Provision of knowledge ,conducting research and provides finding to the project actors.The advisor is expected to come up solutions to the questions and problens that the actors are having during the project period.
Μπορεί η προσέγγισή σας να μεταφερθεί ή/και να προσαρμοστεί για άλλες προκλήσεις και περιοχές καινοτομίας?
Ναί.
Εκτιμώμενη δυνατότητα μεταφοράς σε κλίμακα από 1 ΜΕΤΑ ΜΕΣΗΜΒΡΙΑΣ 5
(όπου 1 είναι εύκολο και 5 πολύ δύσκολο)
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Για την ανταλλαγή εμπειριών σχετικά με την καλή πρακτική, παρακαλώ επικοινωνήστε Stange, Laura Maxi (lmstange@lksh.de)
https://www.eip-agrar-sh.de/eip-innovationsprojekte/4-call/tiergerechtheit-pferd
