Fairgoers watch as Yorkshore Cross piglets are born at the livestock nursery at the California State Fair farm in 2005. Manny Crisostomo Sacramento Bee file Two animal rights organizations are suing ...
Lower piglet mortality is the goal when Norwegian researchers study the conditions of perky newborn piglets and their mothers. Several countries aim to reduce the loss of piglets using a system in ...
The government is planning to end the use of hen cages as part of a raft of proposals to improve animal welfare standards in England. The measures also include moving away from the use of pig ...
There is a lot of talk in the industry about “flexible farrowing” – systems that allow temporary confinement of pregnant and ...
Piglet survival and sow health are likely to be compromised if a sound system is not in place during farrowing. Therefore, stockpeople need to ensure that attention to detail is enforced before, ...
A lecturer in animal welfare says the pig industry should be phasing out farrowing crates in 10 years. Supermarkets have already banned pork where sow stalls are used during pregnancy. Now pressure is ...
The legislative wheels in the European Union keep on moving towards free farrowing, writes Dr Vivi Aarestrup Moustsen, welfare and equipment expert, attached to SEGES Innovation in Denmark. Bit by bit ...
Being present to monitor farrowing is key to helping the newborn piglet get a good start and reducing piglet mortality rates, writes Angela Cliff. Sign Up and be kept in the loop each and every day ...
OPINION: On Thursday, July 26, 2018, SAFE (Save Animals From Exploitation) is hosting a Rally for Pigs to ban farrowing crates at the New Zealand Parliament buildings. There are about 100 commercial ...
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