articles about behaviour-welfare in Swine news

The “Animal Welfare Manual” for livestock species has been adopted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development through several resolutions.

The National Quality System for Animal Welfare (SQBNA) certifies finishing pigs over 50 kg raised outdoors.

This investment aims to enhance animal health and welfare through improvements to disease surveillance, emergency management, and animal care standards.

To highlight the strengths of the French swine industry and formalize and reinforce its commitments to societal expectations, INAPORC has launched a collective social responsibility initiative: "Demain Le Porc."

Enforcement action against slaughterhouses that mix groups of pigs upon arrival at the slaughterhouse will be taken starting August 15.

Massachusetts Question 3 bans the sale of pork from hogs born to sows raised in housing that doesn’t comply with the state’s prescriptive standards.

Several projects focus on research related to vaccines that could mitigate the spread of ASF.

The European Commission has approved a Danish scheme to support higher animal welfare standards for pigs.

The Government has established a common integrated system of official border controls for agri-food exports and imports.

One hundred farms have already applied for funding for more animal-friendly pig farming.

Highlights from the report on the priorities of the Hungarian Presidency of the EU regarding the pig sector and agriculture.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a scientific opinion on the use of high expansion foam to stun and kill pigs and poultry.

The proportion of controlled pig herds that have received a sanction is just over 30%.

The aim is to prevent animal abuse. In practice, electroshock equipment is used too often and not according to the rules.

The legislation delivers on a key manifesto commitment to ban the export of live animals including cattle, sheep, and pigs for slaughter and fattening from Great Britain.