2 Amendments of Stéphane LE FOLL related to 2007/2260(INI)
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points to the need for risk categorisation also to cover issues relating to stocking density; points out that high stocking densities on large farms using breeding methods since the same rules cannot be applied to extensive and intensive ('industrial') breeding methods are usually detrimental to the welfare of the; notes that the greater density of animals aund, furthermore, significantly increase theer the latter methods generates greater risks of disease and hamper disease control; takes the view that agricultural policy should encourage lower stocking densities and should not provide incentives for the establishment of large holdings; stresses, furthermore, that large, intensive livestock holdings should come under special veterinary, sanitary and environmental surveillance and that their siting should not adversely affect the local population or the environmentwhich may be averted by closer surveillance, more rigorous technical measures and a wide range of precautionary measures to avoid contact between herds and maintain good standards of hygiene (footbath, showers, quarantine, cleansing and sanitary breaks, control of ambient conditions, etc.); considers that agricultural policy should encourage the development of sustainable production that will make it possible to reconcile production, environmental protection and optimisation of land use;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14