WEDA EuroTier novelty 2024: ProBar - The larvae snack bar for pigs
WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp has developed the ProBar to provide pigs with a tasty snack of live larvae on a regular basis while they are rooting around.
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Extensive exhibitor showcase and technical program at EuroTier 2024
The trade fair taking place in Hanover, Germany, 12-15 November 2024, will be offering its visitors a comprehensive exhibitor and technical programme on 220,000 square meters of exhibition space.
Italy: National Quality System for Animal Welfare (SQBNA)
The National Quality System for Animal Welfare (SQBNA) certifies finishing pigs over 50 kg raised outdoors.
EuroTier 2024: „Expert Stages“ to cover pressing industry topics
As part of its 2024 guiding theme “We innovate animal farming”, the EuroTier trade fair offers a range of “Expert Stages”, which are platforms that explore professional topics through live speeches.
SunPork reveals world-first innovation to achieve stall-free and farrowing crate-free pork production
SunPork to rollout new ‘maternity rings’ to eliminate farrowing crates.
Canada announces funding to improve animal health and welfare
This investment aims to enhance animal health and welfare through improvements to disease surveillance, emergency management, and animal care standards.
Seven companies form first-of-its-kind animal welfare coalition in Brazil
COBEA proposes a way to unite the animal protein supply chain to accelerate progress.
Moving Floor Launches Innovative A-Flow System to Revolutionize Pig Farming
Reducing Ammonia Emissions by up to 85% and Enhancing Animal Welfare.
Summary of the 27th IPVS and 15th ESPHM-ECPHM: Reproduction, welfare, and nutrition
In this third installment, Antonio Palomo summarizes the papers presented on reproduction, nutrition, precision livestock farming, and other aspects of swine production.
WEDA EuroTier novelty 2024: Easy SF - The self-catching gate for group farrowing
The Easy SF system from WEDA significantly improves overall animal control in group farrowing.
EuroTier Innovation Awards 2024
The leading innovation award in the international livestock industry recognizes products with a function that has changed significantly, enabling a new process, or has significantly improved an existing process.
France launches the voluntary, collaborative initiative “Demain le Porc”
To highlight the strengths of the French swine industry and formalize and reinforce its commitments to societal expectations, INAPORC has launched a collective social responsibility initiative: "Demain Le Porc."
The Netherlands: Fine for mixing pigs in slaughterhouse
Enforcement action against slaughterhouses that mix groups of pigs upon arrival at the slaughterhouse will be taken starting August 15.
Designing farms for improved animal welfare and reduced environmental impact: the Physior concept
This concept lies between conventional and organic swine production and focuses on sustainability, animal welfare, and economic efficiency.
U.S. Federal Court upholds Massachusetts Question 3
Massachusetts Question 3 bans the sale of pork from hogs born to sows raised in housing that doesn’t comply with the state’s prescriptive standards.
USDA invests $17.6M to protect the health and welfare of agricultural animals
Several projects focus on research related to vaccines that could mitigate the spread of ASF.