1、 1 Animal Health and Welfare Report.2023/24 Reporting Year 2 Our position on Animal Health and Welfare 3 Close confinement 7 Routine physical/surgical interventions 10 Transport and fitness to travel 12 Animal handling 16 Slaughter 20 Cross-species enrichment 26 Species Deep Dive 29 Dairy,Poultry,La

2、ying hens,Pigs 29 Beef,Cattle&Lamb,Lamb 37 Aquatic Animals 39 Innovation 40 Celebrating success in our supply chain 42 3 Our position on Animal Health and Welfare.Rearing livestock well and ensuring high welfare standards apply throughout an animals life are vital to ensuring high quality products o

3、f which we can be proud.Animal health and welfare is a key component of our wider sustainable farming agenda and is embedded within one of the core pillars of our Planet Plan.Our approach to Animal Health and Welfare includes:Tesco Welfare Approved(TWA)standards,which are species-specific and follow

4、 the Five Freedoms proposed by the Farm Animal Welfare Committee,aim to ensure transparency across our supply chains and are designed and regularly reviewed to drive improvement.A requirement that all farms must comply with a recognised farm assurance scheme such as Red Tractor,in addition to meetin

5、g out TWA requirements.A focus on antibiotic usage reduction as part of the Food Industry Initiative on Antimicrobials(FIIA)and in line with our antibiotic use commitments,which include publicly report progress.Not supporting,commissioning,or carrying out animal testing on any of our products or the

6、 ingredients they contain,and nor do our suppliers on our behalf.Being transparent about our policies,standards and progress is important To help us identify animal welfare issues concerning physical,mental,and behavioural wellbeing in our supply chain,we have a system of reporting on animal welfare