Facts of the Welfare Quality® Project

Acronym project WELFARE QUALITY®

Official title Integration of animal welfare in the food quality chain: from public concern to

improved welfare and transparent quality.

Total cost 17 million Euro, EC contribution 14.6 million Euro

Funding European Union, FP6 Priority 5 “Food Quality and Safety”.

Project number FOOD-CT-2004-506508

Project coordinator Prof. Dr Harry J. Blokhuis

Animal Sciences Group of Wageningen University and Research centre.

Lelystad, The Netherlands.

Steering Committee Dr Mara Miele Cardiff University, United Kingdom;

Dr Isabelle Veissier, INRA-Theix, France;

Prof. Dr Harry Blokhuis, Wageningen UR, The Netherlands;

Dr Bryan Jones, Consultant in animal behaviour & welfare, United Kingdom.

Research programme leaders

Unni Kjaernes, Head of research, National Institute for consumer research, Norway;

Prof. Linda Keeling, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden;

Dr Xavier Manteca, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain;

Dr Andy Butterworth, University of Bristol, United Kingdom.

Participating countries

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,

Norway, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, Chile,

Mexico, Uruguay.

Number of participants 44 institutes and universities Participating institutes

Period May 2004 - May 2009

Project office Welfare Quality® Project office

Edelhertweg 15, Lelystad, P.O. box 2176 , 8203 AD Lelystad, The Netherlands

Phone 31 320 293503, Fax 31 320 241584, anke.delorm@wur.nl