FAWC Report On Farm Welfare: Effectiveness Of Labelling
By the Farm Animal Welfare Council - This article is part of a report on labelling in relation to the welfare provenance of livestock products. This Report concentrates on the purpose and nature of labelling and its justification, whether such labelling...

FAWC Report On Farm Welfare: Benefits Of Welfare Labelling
By the Farm Animal Welfare Council - This article is part of a report on labelling in relation to the welfare provenance of livestock products. This Report concentrates on the purpose and nature of labelling and its justification, whether such labelling...

FAWC Report On Farm Welfare: Practicalities of Labelling
By the Farm Animal Welfare Council - This article is part of a report on labelling in relation to the welfare provenance of livestock products. This Report concentrates on the purpose and nature of labelling and its justification, whether such labelling...

FAWC Report On Farm Welfare: The Way Forward
By the Farm Animal Welfare Council - This article is part of a report on labelling in relation to the welfare provenance of livestock products. This Report concentrates on the purpose and nature of labelling and its justification, whether such labelling...

FAWC Report On Farm Welfare: Examples Of Existing Labelling Schemes
By the Farm Animal Welfare Council - This article is part of a report on labelling in relation to the welfare provenance of livestock products. This Report concentrates on the purpose and nature of labelling and its justification, whether such labelling...

FAWC Report On Farm Welfare: Recent Developments On Labelling Within The EU
By the Farm Animal Welfare Council - This article is part of a report on labelling in relation to the welfare provenance of livestock products. This Report concentrates on the purpose and nature of labelling and its justification, whether such labelling...

Large Groups for Grower-Finisher Pigs, Feeding and Social Behaviour
By Thusith S. Samarakone and Harold W. Gonyou and published by the Prairie Swine Center - Most studies on feeding and social behaviours of pigs have been conducted on groups of fewer than 40 pigs/group. However, these group sizes are much smaller than...

Producers Decisions
By Allen Prosche, Pork Central Coordinator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Nebraska Swine Report 2006 : The business decisions pork producers make are extremely important. Decisions increase in importance at the same time they become harder to make...

Top Quality Pork: A Priority For Every Link In The Chain
By JSR Genetics - Quality pork, yielding additional revenue, can only be achieved through integrated production systems involving - and rewarding - all links of the pork chain. All components in the chain must cooperate to produce quality pork. For example,...

Make Sure Pigs Have Enough Water In Summer
By Dr. Todd See, Swine Genetics Specialist, North Carolina State University - Water is not only essential for swine survival, it is also a critical nutrient for growth, maintenance of pregnancy, and weight gain during lactation. In hot weather, the pig’s...

Effects of Ractopamine HCl on E. coli and Salmonella In Vitro and on Intestinal Populations and Fecal Shedding in Sheep and Pigs
By Edrington TS, Callaway TR, Smith DJ, Genovese KJ, Anderson RC and Nisbet DJ, USDA's Agricultural Research Service - The effects of the beta-agonist ractopamine, approved for use in finishing swine and cattle to improve carcass quality and performance,...

Patterns of Drinking Water Use
By Michael C. Brumm, Extension Swine Specialist, Northeast Research and Extension Center. Nebraska Swine Report 2006 : The amount of drinking water needed daily by the pig depends on numerous influences, including temperature, diet, stage of production...

Combustion Ash Can Serve As A Mineral Supplement In Swine Diets
By Eric van Heugten, Swine Nutrition Specialist, North Carolina State University - Environmental concerns surrounding the disposal of swine waste have prompted investigation of combustion or thermal decomposition methods for management of these wastes....

Basic Pig Husbandry - Gilts and Sows
By Graeme Taylor and Greg Roese, Livestock Officers Pigs, Intensive Industries Development, Tamworth - This Primefact is one of five articles providing an overview of basic pig husbandry, covering boars, gilts and sows, the litter, weaners and grower...

First Quarter Summary of Meats
By John Lawrence - First quarter 2006 was a disappointing quarter for cattle and hog producers. Seasonally, we expect cattle prices to be stable to higher during the quarter and hog prices typically are stable as well.