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Animal feed may also contain elements that can have an impact on both

animal welfare and food safety. For example, the presence of toxic metals,

pollutants, transmissible spongiform encephalopathies or toxins in animal

feed (Fink-Gremmels, 2012) may affect animals consuming such feed as

well as impact the safety of the food they produce.

In summary, while not often mentioned, animal welfare and food safety

have links that could be explored and disseminated further in a systematic

way, to bring a One Welfare approach within this area of public health.

3.2 Improved Animal Welfare and Farmer Well-being

This section considers the elements linking farmer well-being and animal wel-

fare, including the farming environment and sustainable production practices.

Livestock welfare, farmer well-being and their environment are intercon-

nected. This means that improvements in a farmer’s well-being can lead to

improved livestock welfare, and vice versa. Both can be affected by environ-

mental conditions, which include the physical environment, weather conditions,