Mass-produced housing systems and installations may be placed on the market and sold in Switzerland only if they are licensed under the Swiss Animal Welfare Act.
The testing and licensing of mass-produced housing systems and installations for the keeping of cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry and rabbits is the responsibility of the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office. This task is carried out by the two Centres for Proper Housing.
List of housing systems and installations
The FSVO keeps a list of applications pending and approvals granted, and the conditions and requirements to which they are subject (Article 84(2) TSchV), on the Internet at List of housing systems and installations in german, french and italian
Testing and licensing procedure
Article 7 of the Animal Welfare Act stipulates that the placing on the market and selling of mass-produced housing systems and installations for farm animals requires a licence. Licences are granted only if the requirements of species-appropriate husbandry are met.
Manufacturers and importers of housing systems and installations can download the necessary application forms under «More information». There you will also find more information on the testing and licensing procedure for housing systems.
The licence application with the documents required for assessment can be emailed to infotsch@blv.admin.ch.
More information
Last modification 25.04.2025
