Intermittent suckling affects feeder visiting behaviour in litters with low feed intake[swine abstracts]Intermittent suckling (IS) has proven to stimulate creep feed intake in suckling piglets. This paper describes the development of feeding behaviour in three litters with high (H) and three litters with low (L) feed intake during lactation in both control (C) and IS treatment. |
EU- New report about welfare legislation on pigs[Latest swine news]EU Directive 2008/120/EC describes the existing EU pig welfare legislation, and repeats the intention of the Commission to evaluate the legislation on the basis of scientific evidence. In anticipation of this review, the Dutch ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality asked Wageningen UR Livestock Research to describe the present situation regarding the translation of Directive 2008/120/EC into national legislation by the member states.source: edepot.wur.nl |
Gestation in stalls[pig welfare]Paolo Candotti This month we are setting you a new test, in this case on the welfare of sows accommodated in stalls during gestation. |
USA - Notice on Humane Handling of Livestock Slaughter[Latest swine news]The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued Notice 19-10: Humane Handling Activities and Documentation in Livestock Slaughter Establishments.source: www.fsis.usda.gov |
Netherlands - New sustainable pig farm prototypes[Latest swine news]Scientists at the Wageningen University's Animal Sciences Group (ASG) presented a brochure called 'Varkansen'.The research, conducted at the request of Dutch agriculture minister Gerda Verburg, developed three designs for more sustainability in pig production; in translation called the Pagode, the Pillar and the Pearl. source: www.livestockresearch.wur.nl |
USA - AMI foundation releases 2010 edition of Animal Care & Handling Guidelines[Latest swine news]Authored by Colorado State University Professor of Animal Science Temple Grandin, Ph.D., with the Institute's Animal Welfare Committee, the 2010 edition includes an important new transportation audit that measures key animal welfare factors on trucks when they arrive at meat plants and as drivers and plant personnel unload livestock. |
Netherlands - Economic impact of existing regulations on farms with pigs[Latest swine news]The Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality commissioned research into the impact on the pig farmer of the necessity to comply with government measures relating to animal welfare (Pig Decree) and the environment (Ammoniac and Nitrate Directive) after the end of the transition period. Based on individual pig farms in the Farm Accountancy Data Network, it was investigated whether farms can finance the necessary investments and whether the farm will have any income after that investment. It was also investigated whether pig farms can use alternative forms of housing which require less extensive investments. The policy for which the transition period ends in 2013 has far-reaching consequences for the entire pig sector.source: edepot.wur.nl |
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