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United states: Iowa pork producers embrace food safety, animal well-being programs

Iowa pork producers have reached a new milestone as 15,000 Iowa pork producers, employees and others with pork industry interests have been certified through the Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) Plus® program.

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European Union: most Member States unlikely to fully comply with EU sow stall ban

Only 12 Member States have confirmed that they expect their producers to be fully compliant with the new regulations by the end of the year.

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Canada: Government supports safe handling of farm animals

This investment will help the AFAC develop a certification program that will lead to training for livestock and poultry transporters throughout Canada.

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European Union: live animal transport must be reduced

More than one million people have signed an online petition to improve the welfare of animals transported to slaughter across Europe.

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Effects of castration and immunization against GnRH on the immune system and the adrenocortical axis in pigs

This study aimed at understanding the effects of testicular hormones on immunity and stress reactivity in pigs.

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Commission gathers international experts to drive new Animal Welfare Strategy 2012-2015 forward

Co-organised by the European Commission and the Danish Presidency of the EU, this high-level conference aims to drive forward an integrated approach to animal welfare.

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Environmental enrichment

Enrichment elements help to reduce the aggressiveness of pigs ...

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British producers will take pig welfare to a new level

After five years of research and an extensive trial on 90 pig farms, the industry plans to secure its position at the top of the welfare league by rolling out Real Welfare,

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McDonald's: gestation stalls and a better future for sow housing

Our own Animal Welfare Council member, Dr. Temple Grandin, has noted the need for a well thought-out and thorough plan to successfully undertake a transition of this magnitude.

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European Union: data on the implementation of welfare law

INTERPIG group has conducted a survey among the European members of the group to encompass the situation and expectations concerning the adaptation of farms to the new welfare law.

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Varying creep feed duration affects pre-weaning and post-weaning performance and behavior of piglet and sow

Creep feed initiated from day 5 and 10 reduce diarrhea scores in piglets and the estrus interval in sows.

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European Union: EFSA publishes animal-based measures to assess the welfare of pigs

Animal-based measures to assess the welfare of dairy cows and pigs are effective and should be used wherever possible, according to recent scientific advice from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

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Animal welfare aspects of good agricultural practice pig farming. Part 1 of 3

Natural behaviour, development of intensive pig farming, space and foraging needs of pregnant sows, avoiding aggression in pregnant sows.

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EU animal welfare strategy

Some delegations pointed out the need for measures to ensure global competitiveness of EU operators vis-à-vis third countries that do not apply the same standards on animal welfare.

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European Union: a new Animal Welfare Strategy Paper

The European Commission adopted a new four-year strategy (2012-2015) that aims to further improve the welfare of animals in the European Union.

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Playing with pigs

The Playing with Pigs project is researching the complex relationship we have with domesticated pigs by designing a game. Designing new forms of human-pig interaction can create the opportunity for consumers and pigs to forge new relations as well as to experience the cognitive capabilities of each other. The game is called Pig Chase.