The findings, published in January in Science Direct, shed new light on managing the transition to flexible farrowing systems, where sows are only confined for a few days, concluding that temporary ...

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 ...

This study aimed to determine the effect of three different farrowing huts on the behaviour of outdoor housed sows and piglets during summer in Eastern Canada, with a focus on thermoregulatory and ...

Research shows that targeted late-gestation nutrition can improve farrowing efficiency, piglet survivability and subsequent reproductive performance.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — There are some new members to the Sioux Falls ag classroom. The week of Easter, their sow, Dolly, farrowed, welcoming 14 piglets. For students like Brody Stenger and Logan Vogel, ...

A Purdue University One Health study will seek healthier conditions for sows and their tiny piglets right after birth. The research project led by Ji-Qin Ni, professor of agriculture and biological ...

Activists are celebrating “landmark” animal welfare reforms that could spare millions of animals from being gassed to death or suffering in cramped cages while being farmed for their meat, eggs or fur ...

Containment cages are one of the main causes of chronic stress and reduced welfare during swine production as well as in hot environments. The objective of this study was to evaluate behavioral ...

The pig industry has expressed frustration over a two-week campaign by Animal Justice Project on the London underground, which has placed 22 large posters ...

Activists are celebrating “landmark” animal welfare reforms that could spare millions of animals from being gassed to death or suffering in cramped cages for their meat, eggs or fur. Campaigners say ...