welfare

If Proposition 12 is to go ahead in California, for pork sold in California, sows can no longer be kept in sow stalls during gestation. Photo: Vincent ter Beek

18-04-2022 | News

Prop 12: California cage ban turns into legal battle

Identifying individual pigs when they are packed together can sometimes be a tough job. Photo: Bert Jansen

28-02-2022 | News

Digipig: Monitoring pig bodies, heads and tails

UK pig prices, producer confidence and industry profits have suffered in late 2021 and early 2022. - Photo: Pig Progress

09-02-2022 | Article

Back to the future for UK pig producers

Podcast: Creating a positive image of swine production

15-12-2021 | News

Podcast: Creating a positive image of swine production

Much research has shown a complex, bidirectional communication between gut microbiota, intestinal health, and the brain, affecting mood and behaviour via the so-called microbiota-gut-brain axis. Photo: Cecilie Kobek-Kjeldager

13-12-2021 | News

Link between pig diets, gut health and tail biting studied

Sneak peek inside one of the mobile pig houses. - Photo: Ukko Robotics

28-09-2021 | News

Pigs on the move: Self-driving pig houses

Flies, flavours and foraging pigs in Pig Progress 7

03-09-2021 | News

Flies, flavours and foraging pigs in Pig Progress 7

A combination of good feeding, health, housing and management will promote high welfare standards. Photo: Bart Nijs

01-09-2021 | Article

Welfare: Enabler of animal performance

Pigs roam the poorer land and are moved once per week to new pasture. - Photos: Angus McIntosh

28-07-2021 | Article

Farm visit: “Pigs are like the ultimate tractor”

An impression of the ClassyFarm dashboard, showing the pig welfare page. - Illustration: ClassyFarm

07-06-2021 | Article

Italy gains international interest with ClassyFarm