welfare

Non-ambulatory pigs represent a significantly compromised population of pigs on-farm as they are often unable to access feed and water and are often bullied by other pigs in the pen. Photo: Canva

18-11 | Expert opinion

How can we best handle non-ambulatory pigs?

Gernany pig

21-10 | Article

Germany’s pig industry: More welfare, shrinking finisher numbers

There is no need to push weaners to eat on weaning day, says Irene Camerlink. Photo: Mark Pasveer

14-10 | Expert opinion

Eating at weaning: good or bad?

Photo: Bert Jansen

23-09 | Expert opinion

Calculating the swine production costs of Prop 12 compliance

non-ambulatory pigs

29-08 | News

Proposed US legislation addresses ‘public health risk’ of non-ambulatory pigs

pig welfare

27-08 | News

Commission approves Danish aid scheme to support pig welfare

A healthy sow with one of her piglets in an adaptive farrowing pen in Canada. Photo: Vincent ter Beek

17-06 | Expert opinion

Sampling size for animal welfare audits; how many pigs is enough?

It looks like for sows in conventional farms, spacing changes are to be increasingly expected, in every moment of the sow’s cycle.

30-05 | Article

Pig Talk with editor Vincent ter Beek: Freedom in the gestation, farrowing and breeding phase

Pig Talk with editor Vincent ter Beek: Will tail docking be history?

23-05 | Article

Pig Talk with editor Vincent ter Beek: Will tail docking be history?

Making a difference to the welfare of pigs

04-03 | Expert opinion

Making a difference to the welfare of pigs