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Causes of abortions occurring at a certain point in the gestation
What could be causing the abortions happening at a particular point in the gestation?
Germany to shorten transport distances for the animals
The aim is to expand decentralized facilities in order to shorten transport distances for the animals.
Biosecurity practices for deadstock management at the farm
Key biosecurity messages to move dead pigs out of the clean area of the farm to the deadstock management area prior to their treatment: external deadstock container, incinerator or hydrolysis container.
Providing toys to pigs can improve the human-animal relationship
After playing with toys, pigs seemed to be less fearful and in a more positive emotional state.
CP Foods assures meat with animal welfare practices is safe to consume
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL has developed animal welfare practices together with a biosecurity system to ensure healthy animals and safe, quality meats.
Banning caged farming in the EU: Hearing on the European Citizens’ Initiative
MEPs will debate a citizens’ initiative to ban the use of cages for farm animals , together with experts, Commissioners and representatives of other EU bodies on Thursday.
Transport and tail docking of pigs among EU animal welfare priorities
The European Commission has published an evaluation of the "European Union Strategy for the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2012-2015" to identify the extent to which the objectives have been met.
CP Foods moves up one tier on the latest Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare report
Charoen Pokphand Foods shows significant development in the areas of Innovation and Leadership as well as Performance Reporting and Impact.
Causes of seasonal abortions
What can I do if the abortion rate is greater than 2% and the abortions are concentrated around a specific time of year? How can I combat seasonal abortions?
Brazil: Federal District seeks sanitary compartmentalization of pig farming
The objective is to prevent pigs from contracting one or more diseases by adopting specific status and controls.
Automatic recognition of feeding and foraging behaviour in pigs using deep learning
Method capable of monitoring feeding behaviour of pigs, without the need for additional sensors or individual marking.
Germany: More targeted monitoring to improve animal welfare
The government has approved an amendment to the Animal Welfare Act to carry out controls on carcasses at by-product processing plants.
Carcass disposal management for swine producers, a practical review (part 1)
Pros and cons of the most used carcass disposal systems: burial, composting, incineration, and rendering. Impacts on environment and biosecurity.
Impact of increasing weaning age on pig performance and belly nosing prevalence
Increasing the weaning age can be an effective strategy to improve the overall performance in a commercial system. Results of this study imply that 25 d is the optimal weaning age.
International Conference on Pig Survivability set for Oct. 27-28
The conference objective is to facilitate the discussion and dissemination of the most current information relative to sow, litter, weaned pig and grow-finish mortality.