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 ...

Transitioning from conventional farrowing crates to flexible farrowing pens will bring many challenges, along with significant opportunities to further improve pig welfare, based on producers’ ...

There is a lot of talk in the industry about “flexible farrowing” – systems that allow temporary confinement of pregnant and birthing sows – with those in favour seeing it as a positive welfare ...

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 ...

Humane slaughter requirements for farmed fish and end to puppy farming also in new package of animal welfare laws Caged hens will be a thing of the past in England, the government has announced, as it ...

Independently commissioned research has revealed that an overwhelming majority of New Zealanders oppose the Government's proposal to extend the use of farrowing crates until 2035. SPCA is encouraging ...

Around 200,000 sows are confined in metal cages on British farms so small they can’t even turn around causing them horrific physical and mental suffering, according to campaigners. Two-thirds of Brits ...

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