The future of the key Defra grant schemes of interest to the pig sector is up in the air, as the department undertakes a ...

The gilts mother should have been a good mother – it should at least on average have produced nine piglets per litter with the first farrowing (giving birth in pigs) happening at 12 months and ...

The gilts mother should have been a good mother – it should at least on average have produced nine piglets per litter with the first farrowing (giving birth in pigs) happening at 12 months and ...

Our research, which is aimed at improving pig health, welfare and production, is clinical and applied in nature. We investigate drug use and antimicrobial resistance as well as factors impacting them ...

Farrowing crates have long been a traditional feature of the modern pig farm, whereby the sow is placed in a small enclosure within a larger pen prior to farrowing and during the nursing period ...

According to USDA’s most recent Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report, the inventory of all U.S. hogs and pigs was 75.8 million hogs ...

Pens with fresh wood also had a lower frequency of chewing and biting directed at other pigs, as well as indications of a lower stress level. Objects made of pipes of polyethene plastic were used as ...

Animal welfare campaigners say it is time supermarkets stopped selling premium ham produced by EU farmers still using methods banned in the UK. Compassion in World Farming said most Parma ham on ...