Application of animal-based welfare quality assessment protocol to growing pig farms in South Korea in comparison with the European nations

The aim of our study was to evaluate the welfare quality status in nine conventional pig farms Republic Korea (South Korea) using Welfare Quality® (WQ®) assessment protocol from January February 2013, and compare criteria level WQ® South with that European nations for potential risk their welfare. consists 12 within four principles: ‘Good feeding’, ‘good housing’, health’ ‘appropriate behaviours’. Four are combined into an overall indicate on farms. classifies categories ranging ‘excellent’ ‘not classified’ which means it falls below acceptable level. Overall assessments found five out were ‘acceptable’, ‘enhanced’, no farm Korea. According result by protocol, situation do not differ greatly except there classified as principle feeding’ housing’ Korean similar those nations, but behaviours’ much lower than nations. This might be because would have just started so they focused aspects. With more research public concern, interest focus