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 ...

An end to puppy farming and a possible ban on the use of electric shock dog collars are promised as part of a new animal ...

The National Pig Association estimates that 5,000 flexible farrowing places are already in use, with another 1,000 currently ...

Humane slaughter requirements for farmed fish and end to puppy farming also in new package of animal welfare laws ...

Transitioning from conventional farrowing crates to flexible farrowing pens will bring many challenges, along with significant opportunities to further improve pig welfare, based on producers’ ...

An end to farrowing crates and gas stunning in the pig sector, and to caged hens in the egg sector, are set for ...

Feeding management Multiple feeding practices have been related to sow livability. At the gilt level, research by Deen and ...

A British farmer shares their insights on confining mother pigs in farrowing crates, which make the animals ‘stressed, scared, emotionally broken and depressed’, and calls for governments to support ...

Strategy lays out new steps towards banning fur imports, and phasing out farm cages and carbon dioxide chambers to kill pigs ...

Somewhere in Shropshire, a farmer is selling a second hand pig prison. With excellent customer feedback, eBay seller ...

CHESTER, S.D. (KELO)– Late Wednesday night, Chester FFA members welcomed 20 new piglets into the world, 14 boars and 6 gilts. Sylvia Wolters, Director of Public Relations for Pipestone System, said ...