FAI Farms — Tilapia Welfare

[Farm Animal Welfare] Grant investigator: Lewis Bollard This page was reviewed but not written by the grant investigator. FAI Farms staff also reviewed this page prior to publication. The Open Philanthropy Project recommended a contract of $426,000 over two years with FAI Farms (FAI) to develop welfare measures, best practice guidelines, and training materials to improve the welfare of farmed tilapia. FAI plans to research optimal stocking density, humane transport and slaughter methods, ways to minimize handling stress, and alternatives to mouth clipping of territorial male tilapia. This falls within our focus area of farm animal welfare. This project was supported through a contractor agreement. While we typically do not publish pages for contractor agreements, we occasionally opt to do so.