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 ...

He stressed it was important to distinguish between the area of the whole pen (the footprint) and the free area for the sow.

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 ...

A total of 4 German pig industry organisations have called for a national support program to help producers comply with new ...

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 ...

The representatives from Humane World for Animals UK hit the city on the issue of conditions for mother pigs - with a major ...

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 ...