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Pig Journal Volume: 45
Publication date: April 2000

Refereed Section

EFFECTS OF WELFARE ON METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND THE ECONOMICS OF THE UK PIG INDUSTRY
R.H.C. Penny and H.J. Guise

Abstract
This paper provides a brief account of the recovery and subsequent relapse of the UK pig industry following its forced downturn during the 1939-1945 World War. The development of more intensive husbandry methods, the rise of the "Animal Welfare Lobby" in opposition to this so-called "Factory Farming," and the response of government to the pressures created by this lobby, are discussed.

The mass of legislation enacted has already created severe problems for our pig producers, and there are threats of still more to come. Some of the changes to production systems enforced by this legislation are outlined, and some of the costs involved are estimated.

Finally, the results of a number of legal cases arising from failure of those involved to comply with one or other of the new rules and regulations, have been used to illustrate some of the difficulties involved in the interpretation of the Law.

The UK pig industry is suffering a dramatic decline which many believe could prove fatal.

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