The beneficial effects of providing prepartum sows with nesting materials
The provision of nesting material to sows prior to farrowing can increase sow maternal care traits and piglet performance.
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Meat Institute updates animal handling guidelines and audit
The Meat Institute has updated its Animal Handling Guidelines and Animal Welfare Audit to include scores for each criterion.
France is developing welfare labeling for products of animal origin
The implementation of this proposal would harmonize current and future labeling.
Farmex: Pig and poultry collaboration improves management through enhanced data use
Barn Report Pro and Optifarm app collaboration will ensure easier access and tactical use of data.
Lidl invests half a billion into British pork sector
Lidl announces £500m investment into British pork sector following £14 m injection in 2022, doubling down on its 100% everyday fresh British pork commitment.
How to create different designated areas for finishing pigs?
It is a matter of considering animal welfare, workplace ergonomics, respect for the environment, and societal expectations.
Denmark: Animal welfare has improved but could be better
Fewer animal welfare sanctions were made in pig and cattle herds in 2022.
333 Emerging Voices: Evaluation of tail biting in pigs at the abattoir
Integrated Master's Dissertation in Veterinary Medicine by Alice Gomes from UTAD (Portugal) advised by Professor Madalena Vieira-Pinto.
Effects of providing sensory attractants to suckling pigs during lactation and after weaning on post-weaning growth performance
Environmental enrichment with cubes appears to have the greatest effect when applied post-weaning whereas flavor attractants appear to have the greatest effect when applied both pre- and post-weaning.
Changes in cortisol and cortisone in hair of pigs under heat stress
The use of cortisone and the estimation of 11β-HSD type 2 activity in hair is recommended instead of using hair cortisol concentrations alone.
Visit to the IFIP-Institut du Porc experimental swine station
Since 1998, IFIP has had an experimental farm located in Romillé, Brittany, France, which allows them to run all types of trials at all stages of production.
U.S: USDA and Justice Department enter into MOU on enforcement of Animal Welfare Act
The Memorandum of Understanding establishes a framework for notification, consultation, and coordination among APHIS, USDA’s General Counsel, and ENRD.
Is it practically possible to phase out tail docking in piglets?
Professor Pejsak’s view on tail docking: Is it ethically justified and practically possible to phase out this practice in piglets?
Denmark: Awareness of the animal welfare label is increasing among consumers
The vast majority of Danes are aware of the State Animal Welfare Label "Better animal welfare".
WelFarmers: European project to award best practice in pig welfare
The EU-funded project ‘WelFarmers’, involving 17 partners from 8 European countries, will award farms with best practices in animal welfare and disseminate the results.
WelFarmers: The best practices in welfare for pigs
Pig farmers, research centers and higher education institutions will be working together in the EU-funded project ‘WelFarmers’ where more than 50% of the pig production in Europe is represented in the consortium formed by eight European countries.