Traditional farrowing crates are used in the pig industry as they give piglets the best chance of survival. However the supermarket drive to increase pig welfare in indoor systems could see them ...

Indoor pig farming seldom hits the headlines for being welfare friendly, with conventional crates often slammed for restricting sow welfare. But a new farrowing pen design could change that, with pigs ...

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 ...

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 ...

Martin Barker’s 360° Free Farrowing Pen won the Oxford Farming Conference/ Royal Agricultural Society of England RASE Practice with Science award last month. Launched in 2012, the pen was developed by ...

EAST YORKSHIRE pig farmer David Morgan is working with Sainsbury’s to test a new farrowing system which the supermarket thinks could show the way to a new compromise between economics and animal ...

There are conflicting reports regarding the effect of farrowing house accommodation on piglet performance. The aim of this investigation was to use a systematic review and meta-analyses to summarise ...

SPCA is calling on New Zealanders to make their voices heard on the Government’s proposed changes to pig farming regulations, a cruel and outdated practice which would allow the current use of ...

Universities of Helsinki and Wageningen started research collaboration for to study the benefits of free group farrowing on pig welfare and productivity. Usually sows are farrowing in cages preventing ...

Most farrowing facilities in the United States use stalls and heat lamps to improve sow and piglet productivity. This study investigated these factors by comparing production outcomes for three ...

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