Pig Industry News By Category: Pig Welfare
Friday, September 28, 2012
Free Training on Pig Welfare, Handling
BRAZIL - The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Embrapa Swine and Poultry, Concordia (SC), under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) and the World Society for the Protection...
BRAZIL - The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Embrapa Swine and Poultry, Concordia (SC), under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) and the World Society for the Protection...
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Hillshire Announces Sow Housing Position
US - The Hillshire Brands Company has announced it is actively engaged in advancing continuous, fact-based discussions with its suppliers and the industry in general, on alternatives to traditional gestation...
US - The Hillshire Brands Company has announced it is actively engaged in advancing continuous, fact-based discussions with its suppliers and the industry in general, on alternatives to traditional gestation...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
France Urged to Meet Sow Stall Ban
FRANCE - Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has delivered a 12,500-signature petition to the French Agricultural Ministry and is calling for urgent government action to enforce the 2013 EU ban on sow stalls....
FRANCE - Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has delivered a 12,500-signature petition to the French Agricultural Ministry and is calling for urgent government action to enforce the 2013 EU ban on sow stalls....
Farrowing Preparation Minimises Errors
US - Becky Matli believes preplanning and foresight can help pork producers avoid production problems that might occur during the farrowing process. As a midwife at Borgic Farms, Inc. in Raymond, Ill.,...
US - Becky Matli believes preplanning and foresight can help pork producers avoid production problems that might occur during the farrowing process. As a midwife at Borgic Farms, Inc. in Raymond, Ill.,...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
2013 Welfare Conference: Call for Abstracts
SPAIN - The UFAW International Animal Welfare Science Symposium will be held in Barcelona in July 2013; the organisers have put out a first call for abstracts....
SPAIN - The UFAW International Animal Welfare Science Symposium will be held in Barcelona in July 2013; the organisers have put out a first call for abstracts....
Embrapa Debates Impacts of EU Welfare Legislation
BRAZIL - The impact of new European legislation on animal welfare, which takes effect in 2013 prohibiting the housing of gestating sows in pig cages, was the main topic of discussion of this year's meeting...
BRAZIL - The impact of new European legislation on animal welfare, which takes effect in 2013 prohibiting the housing of gestating sows in pig cages, was the main topic of discussion of this year's meeting...
Invitation to European Symposium of Porcine Health Management 2013
UK - The Organising Committee of the 5th European Symposium of Porcine Health Management (ESPHM) and the 50th anniversary of the Pig Veterinary Society (PVS) has great pleasure in inviting colleagues from...
UK - The Organising Committee of the 5th European Symposium of Porcine Health Management (ESPHM) and the 50th anniversary of the Pig Veterinary Society (PVS) has great pleasure in inviting colleagues from...
Pork Checkoff Offers Open House Kits for Producers
US - Know of someone looking to host an open house for his or her new hog facility? The We CareSM Open House Kits are designed to provide producers with the promotional tools necessary to gain media and...
US - Know of someone looking to host an open house for his or her new hog facility? The We CareSM Open House Kits are designed to provide producers with the promotional tools necessary to gain media and...
Humane Society Uses 'Bullying Tactic', Says NPPC
US - The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) CEO Neil Dierks has released a statement on the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) latest ‘bullying tactic’....
US - The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) CEO Neil Dierks has released a statement on the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) latest ‘bullying tactic’....
Friday, September 21, 2012
FAO and OIE Work on Formal Accord
FRANCE - The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN and the World Animal Health Organisation are to work on a formal accord to address the overlaps in the mandates of the two agencies and facilitate...
FRANCE - The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN and the World Animal Health Organisation are to work on a formal accord to address the overlaps in the mandates of the two agencies and facilitate...
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Does Higher Welfare Mean Better Nutrition?
GLOBAL - Higher-welfare animal products were shown to have a number of nutritional benefits over intensively-reared animal products in a new study by Compassion in World Farming (CIWF)....
GLOBAL - Higher-welfare animal products were shown to have a number of nutritional benefits over intensively-reared animal products in a new study by Compassion in World Farming (CIWF)....
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Crackdown on ASF Control in Tatarstan
RUSSIA - After carrying out 356 inspections of pig farms, slaughter houses and processing plants in the Republic of Tatarstan this year, the local office of the Russian veterinary office, Rosselkhoznador,...
RUSSIA - After carrying out 356 inspections of pig farms, slaughter houses and processing plants in the Republic of Tatarstan this year, the local office of the Russian veterinary office, Rosselkhoznador,...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
SowBridge Begins Fifth Year of Distance Education
US - The distance education programme SowBridge will begin its fifth year on the 7 November. University of Illinois animal science associate professor and extension swine specialist Rob Knox said suggestions...
US - The distance education programme SowBridge will begin its fifth year on the 7 November. University of Illinois animal science associate professor and extension swine specialist Rob Knox said suggestions...
Monday, September 17, 2012
Russia Vows to Step Up Fight against ASF
ANALYSIS - Since the beginning of the year there have been 57 reported outbreaks of African swine fever in Russia centred on seven major regions, writes Chris Harris....
ANALYSIS - Since the beginning of the year there have been 57 reported outbreaks of African swine fever in Russia centred on seven major regions, writes Chris Harris....
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Major Pig Breeder to End Pig Castration
FRANCE - Cooperl Arc Atlantique, a major group of French pig breeders accounting for 20 per cent of the whole pig production in France, announced it will propose plans designed to completely stop the castration...
FRANCE - Cooperl Arc Atlantique, a major group of French pig breeders accounting for 20 per cent of the whole pig production in France, announced it will propose plans designed to completely stop the castration...
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
No More Stalls for Jack in the Box Suppliers
US - Jack in the Box, Inc. has become the latest major food retailer to announce that it will eliminate controversial pig gestation crates from its pork supply chain. ...
US - Jack in the Box, Inc. has become the latest major food retailer to announce that it will eliminate controversial pig gestation crates from its pork supply chain. ...
Sales Boost Expected after Stalls Ban
UK - Yorkshire-based international pig genetics company, ACMC, is expecting sales of its AC1 gilt and grandparent stock to increase substantially next year after the new welfare codes come into force in...
UK - Yorkshire-based international pig genetics company, ACMC, is expecting sales of its AC1 gilt and grandparent stock to increase substantially next year after the new welfare codes come into force in...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Meeting Calls for Cull of Wild Boar
RUSSIA - Russian chief veterinary inspector Yevgeny Nepoklonov has issued an order to reduce the numbers of wild boar in the region around Moscow over concerns of the spread of African Swine Fever. ...
RUSSIA - Russian chief veterinary inspector Yevgeny Nepoklonov has issued an order to reduce the numbers of wild boar in the region around Moscow over concerns of the spread of African Swine Fever. ...
Friday, September 07, 2012
Minimising Pain in Farm Animals
FRANCE - The French National Institute for Agricultural Research, INRA, has appointed an expert committee to review the issue of pain in food-producing farm animals. ...
FRANCE - The French National Institute for Agricultural Research, INRA, has appointed an expert committee to review the issue of pain in food-producing farm animals. ...
Key Research Priorities Include Cost of Production, Sow Housing
CANADA - The president and CEO of the Prairie Swine Centre says cost of production and sow housing are among the priority issues being addressed by researchers at the Prairie Swine Centre, writes Bruce...
CANADA - The president and CEO of the Prairie Swine Centre says cost of production and sow housing are among the priority issues being addressed by researchers at the Prairie Swine Centre, writes Bruce...
Thursday, September 06, 2012
Direct Relationship between Animal Health, Food Safety Outcomes
GLOBAL - Many groups in society, including politicians, activists, scientists, and stakeholders, are advocating significant changes to livestock production practices, says the Council for Agricultural...
GLOBAL - Many groups in society, including politicians, activists, scientists, and stakeholders, are advocating significant changes to livestock production practices, says the Council for Agricultural...
Friday, August 31, 2012
Can Economics Add Value to Animal Health Policy-making?
ANALYSIS - The risk of disease among farm animals and farm biosecurity are a public affair, writes Chris Harris. ...
ANALYSIS - The risk of disease among farm animals and farm biosecurity are a public affair, writes Chris Harris. ...
Harris Teeter Eliminates Sow Stalls
US - Harris Teeter Supermarkets has announced new commitments to improve animal welfare in its supply chain, including the elimination of gestation crates from its pork supply. The company has more than...
US - Harris Teeter Supermarkets has announced new commitments to improve animal welfare in its supply chain, including the elimination of gestation crates from its pork supply. The company has more than...
More Room to Move for Queensland Pigs
AUSTRALIA - New compulsory minimum space requirements now apply for pigs housed indoors in Queensland....
AUSTRALIA - New compulsory minimum space requirements now apply for pigs housed indoors in Queensland....
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Advertising Authority Bans Welfare Claim Ads
UK - The Advertising Standards Authority has ordered BPEX and the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) not to use advertisements claiming that "Red Tractor Pork is High Welfare Pork" in...
UK - The Advertising Standards Authority has ordered BPEX and the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) not to use advertisements claiming that "Red Tractor Pork is High Welfare Pork" in...
Consumers Willing to Pay More for Welfare-Friendly Food
UK - With increasing public awareness of animal welfare, how much more are people willing to pay for the happiness of the animals they eat?...
UK - With increasing public awareness of animal welfare, how much more are people willing to pay for the happiness of the animals they eat?...
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
New Device Shown Effective for Euthanizing Piglets
CANADA - Research conducted on behalf of the National Pork Board and Swine Innovation-Porc has found shown a new device developed at the University of Guelph is a highly effective alternative for euthanizing...
CANADA - Research conducted on behalf of the National Pork Board and Swine Innovation-Porc has found shown a new device developed at the University of Guelph is a highly effective alternative for euthanizing...
Monday, August 27, 2012
Engaging, Communicating on Welfare
IRELAND - The results of a Eurobarometer survey showed over eighty per cent of respondents across Europe consider agriculture to be beneficial to the environment, contributing to the beauty of the countryside...
IRELAND - The results of a Eurobarometer survey showed over eighty per cent of respondents across Europe consider agriculture to be beneficial to the environment, contributing to the beauty of the countryside...
Positive Pig Welfare Outcomes
AUSTRALIA - Acknowledging its commitment to maximising positive animal welfare outcomes in research and development projects it funds, the Board of the CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork has adopted...
AUSTRALIA - Acknowledging its commitment to maximising positive animal welfare outcomes in research and development projects it funds, the Board of the CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork has adopted...
Friday, August 24, 2012
Reminder of New Legal Pig Housing Requirements
UK - Garth Partnership provides a useful summary of the new pig housing legal requirements which must be met by 1 January 2013 for both existing and new builds....
UK - Garth Partnership provides a useful summary of the new pig housing legal requirements which must be met by 1 January 2013 for both existing and new builds....
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