5 Amendments of Giuseppe CASTIGLIONE related to 2007/2260(INI)
Amendment 66 #
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 industrial breeding methods are usuallymay in certain circumstances be detrimental to the welfare of the animals and, furthermore, significantl may increase the risk of disease and hamper disease controltransmission; takes the view that agricultural policy should, in a number of sensitive areas, 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 environment;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points to the heightened risks involved in long-distance transport of live animals, which spreads disease and hampers disease-control efforts; considers, in this connection, that restrictions should be placed on the transport of live animals and that thought should be given to placing an eight-hour ceiling on transport timespossibility of disease being transmitted over wider areas as a result of long-distance transport of live animals; considers, in this connection, that closer checks should be made on live animals at departure; considers the measures recently adopted on the maximum limits on transport time for individual animal species and the relevant transport arrangements to be positive;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Believes identification and tracing to be particularly important in animal health monitoring and, disease prevention and food safety; supports, in this connection, action covering the electronic and DNA-based genetic identification of animals and the introduction of a comprehensive and secure animal movement monitoring system, but draws attention to the cost of such a system, particularly for small-scale livestock breeders;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Shares the view that better border biosecurity is particularly important in view of the fact that the EU is the world's largest importer of food, including animal products; considers that, in view of the risk of infection- carrying or diseased animals being brought into the EU, veterinary and sanitary checks at EU borders need to be particularly thorough and stringent and should make it possible to ascertain whether animals have been reared in accordance with animal welfare standards laid down in EU legislation;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Points to the need for the development of a network of Community and national reference laboratories dealing with animal diseases and animal welfare, and agrees that scientifically uniform control, analysis and test methods should be applied;