Effects of music stimulus on pig behavior, cortisol level, and immunity
A short-term music stimulus can reduce the stress response, whereas a long-term music stimulus can enhance immune responses in pigs.
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UK facing threat of slaughterhouse backlogs due to CO2 shortage
If current stocks of the gas run out, some slaughterhouses will have to stop taking animals and close production lines.
Germany: Dominant pig husbandry systems continue to gain importance
According to the 2020 agricultural census, 79% of pigs were kept on fully slatted floors.
Smart farming
Introducing the new smart farming innovation your farm needs.
Branched chain for environmental enrichment
How to improve the characteristics of a chain as environmental enrichment. The secret is pigs being able to play together.
Effect of pen design on tail biting in finishing pigs with intact tails
Certain pen modifications resulted in fewer tail damaged pigs and a better overall welfare assessment, despite a tendency for more tail-directed behaviour.
CP Foods: Humane farming model with animal welfare innovations
Charoen Pokphand Foods unveils animal welfare innovations to create a model that promote humane principles for husbandary.
EU: Ending the ‘Cage Age’, further studies are needed
Ministers called on the Commission to carry out a full impact assessment of the initiative, as well as to provide funding for farmers transitioning away from cage systems.
Different drivers to improve farm animal welfare
How is the growing demand for greater animal welfare on farms articulated?
IPVS 2022: Brazilian pork chain strengthens welfare as a pillar of production
Correct management, considering animal welfare, seeks to minimize injuries, diseases or stress to pigs and provides greater safety for the movement of animals
What will Proposition 12 mean for the U.S. swine industry?
New regulation requires minimum floor space for breeding sows and bans the sale of pork in California that does not come from animals housed under these standards.
EU: Commission to propose phasing out of cages for farm animals
The proposal will come as part of the ongoing revision of the animal welfare legislation under the Farm to Fork Strategy.
Too early to stop tail docking entirely in the Netherlands, says study
A study from Wageningen Livestock Research and Utrecht University concludes it is too early to stop tail docking entirely in The Netherlands.
Anaesthesia during castration is mandatory in Germany. How is it being implemented?
New regulations allow farmers to administer general anaesthesia to piglets via inhalation of isoflurane. This is how the German swine industry is adapting so far.
EU: Commission’s Animal Welfare Platform proposes an animal welfare labelling
The Commission’s Animal Welfare Platform recommends the establishment of a voluntary labelling scheme at EU-level.
Poland: Slaughterhouse welfare inspections intensify
The Chief Veterinary Inspectorate announced that inspections of slaughterhouses will intensify.