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Collaborative project: Development of target group-specific e-learning modules to improve animal welfare during transport and slaughter of cattle and pigs - subproject 1 (eSchulTS2)
Project
Project code: 2817806A18
Contract period: 01.02.2020
- 31.03.2023
Budget: 430,435 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: animal transport, pigs, cattle, animal health, animal husbandry, education, slaughter
European legislation to protect animals during transport (Reg. (EC) No. 1/2005) and slaughter (Reg. (EC) No. 1099/2009) explicitly requires training and documented expertise of the personnel involved. The objective of this project is to develop e-learning modules for truck drivers, slaughter plant personnel and veterinarians supervising transport and slaughter in order to improve animal welfare during transport and slaughter of cattle and pigs.After identification of the most relevant learning objectives, the different learning modules will be established in an E-Learning authoring tool using specifically generated video and text sequencies. Scientific findings on adult education in different target groups with different levels of socioeconomic background and nationality will be incorporated. Short interactive training sequences will induce an active engaged learning process in the participants. Short quizzes will allow self-reflection of the learning process. The close collaboration with an industry partner (Tönnies Holding AG) and the Faculty of Education, Freie Universität Berlin, as well as the use of a professional media development team will ensure that the developed tools are of high technical and educational quality. All e-learning modules will be freely accessible through a central project webserver and can be accessed through the internet via stationary and mobile devices. This ensures a wide distribution in the target population and establishes a similar level of training and therefore welfare standards among all stakeholders (such as truck drivers, abattoir personnel, veterinary authority personnel, veterinary and agricultural students, lecturers, welfare organizations etc.). Therefore it is to be expected that the developed tools, once they are widely used, will improve animal welfare standards in the respective processes and thus will result in a higher consumer acceptance.
Section overview
Subjects
- Animal health
