Supporting Responsible Breeding

Code EFABAR is the commitment to responsible farm animal breeding. European farm animal breeders have agreed a Code of Good Practice. The Code sets out the goals of animal breeding organisations, the way in which these goals are pursued, and the rules and standards that govern the activities of breeders. The Code is intended to be both transparent and veriable so that it is both easy to understand and simple to apply. EFFAB is the secretariat for Code-EFABAR.
Code EFABAR is based on practical codes of conduct to ensure:
  • best animal health and welfare;
  • food safety and public health;
  • resource efficiency;
  • reduced environmental impact;
  • product quality. 
In 2006 Code EFABAR was launched, developed from the Sustainable Farm Animal Breeding and Reproduction project (SEFABAR). In this project 40 scientific experts, business representatives and socio-economic experts combined their expertise to define sustainable animal breeding and to develop scenarios of sustainable breeding. 

The Code is revised and updated every three years. The latest update is for 2020.