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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

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