pig welfare

The UK is facing a CO2 shortage at the moment, impacting pig slaughterings. - Photo: Shutterstock

28-09-2021 | News

CO2 shortage could force farmers to cull own pigs

If castration does not have to be performed, it means less work for producers. - Photo: Herbert Wiggerman

22-09-2021 | News

SPACE: Castration headache for French pig farmers

Mary Temple Grandin, PhD (1947) is a US scientist and animal behaviourist. She is a prominent proponent for the humane treatment of livestock for slaughter, and she has authored more than 60 scientific papers on animal behaviour. Dr Grandin is a consultant to the livestock industry and is also an autism spokesperson. She is attached to Colorado State University. - Foto: Shutterstock

08-09-2021 | Article

Dr Temple Grandin: “Covid-19 was a disaster for the pork industry”

A farrowing pen with also straw provided to allow the sow to express her natural behaviour and build a nest. Photo: Henk Riswick

23-08-2021 | Expert opinion

What will farrowing of the future look like?

A sow in a farrowing crate in a US breeding farm. - Photo: Vincent ter Beek

19-07-2021 | News

US pig industry watches California’s Prop 12 rule

Various traditional pork products for sale at a shop in Rome, Italy. They may soon carry a label informing customers about the product s background. - Photo: Shutterstock

29-06-2021 | News

New legislation on pork labelling in Italy

Piglets occupying a meadow in the east of the Netherlands. - Photo: Vincent ter Beek

24-06-2021 | News

EFSA assesses ASF risk from outdoor pig farms

Podcast: Creating applied models for swine

23-06-2021 | News

Podcast: Creating applied models for swine

The European Parliament s vote is likely to affect the practice of farrowing crates in the European Union. - Photo: Van Assendelft Fotografie

15-06-2021 | News

European Parliament: No more cages and crates by 2027

Rotation, ractopamine and retrofitting in Pig Progress 4

03-06-2021 | News

Rotation, ractopamine and retrofitting in Pig Progress 4