Scottish Animal Welfare Commission: Good Food Nation animal welfare indicators
A report by the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission providing recommendations on animal welfare indicators which could form part of measures in future iterations of the Good Food Nation Plan.
8. Glossary of Abbreviations
AHDB - Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
APHA - Animal and Plant Health Agency, UK Government
AWIN - Animal Welfare Indicators (EU-funded project to develop animal-based welfare indicators for sheep, goats, turkeys, horses and donkeys)
BCS - Body Condition Score
BVD - Bovine Viral Diarrhoea
DOA - Dead on Arrival (usually in relation to animals arriving for slaughter)
EPIC - Centre of Expertise on Animal Disease Outbreaks
EUPAHW - European Partnership on Animal Health and Welfare
FAWC - Farm Animal Welfare Council
FSA - Food Standards Agency
FSS - Food Standards Scotland
GFN - Good Food Nation
GNSS - Global Navigation Satellite System (formerly Global Positioning System or GPS)
PRRSV - Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus
QBA - Qualitative Behaviour Assessment
QMS - Quality Meat Scotland
RESAS - Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services, Scottish Government
RSPCA - Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
SAWC - Scottish Animal Welfare Commission
SSPCA - Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
TB - Tuberculosis
Contact
Email: SAWC.Secretariat@gov.scot