USDA withdraws the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices
After careful review and two rounds of public comment, USDA has determined that the rule exceeds the Department’s statutory authority.
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EU: Public consultation on draft guidance on stunning methods
EFSA is seeking feedback on its draft guidance to assist applications for new or modified stunning methods to be used at slaughter.
Artificial intelligence to monitor pigs in China
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has decided to use AI technology to help China boost its pig-husbandry industry, which has long been plagued with poor efficiency and high labor costs.
EU Reference Centre for Animal Welfare
After the establishment of the EU Platform on Animal Welfare in 2017 this represents another milestone in the development of high EU animal welfare standards.
Final communiqué of the GFFA - Berlin World Food Conference
In adopting the communiqué of the 10th Berlin Agriculture Ministers Conference, the participant ministers from 69 states, as well as representatives of the European Commission and of international organisations such as the OIE and FAO, have committed themselves to responsible and sustainable animal husbandry.
United Kingdom: Animal welfare strengthened by new codes for pigs
Welfare codes for pigs, laying hens, and meat chickens are being updated as part of a programme of reforms to safeguard and enhance the welfare of animals.
Auditors publish background paper on EU animal welfare measures
The European Court of Auditors is currently examining whether action by the European Commission and the Member States has made an effective contribution to achieving the EU's animal welfare objectives.
New detection method for boar taint
A rapid instrumental at-line method for simultaneous measurement of androstenone and skatole in back fat samples from entire male pigs that has been developed.
Brazil: New projects on animal welfare
The MAPA will hire specialists and technical teams with the aim of raising awareness on and training in animal welfare in the farming field.
Improving welfare and production in the peri-weaning period: Effects of co-mingling and intermittent suckling
Co-mingling of unfamiliar piglets before weaning did not improve performance. Co-mingling and intermittent suckling increased positive behaviour after weaning. Intermittent suckling likely advanced gastrointestinal changes in the peri-weaning period.
Denmark: better welfare control on pig farms
The results regarding animal welfare on pig farms in 2016 have been unsatisfactory.
High-tech camera helps protect sows and piglets
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and collaborators are using 3-D imaging to protect newborn piglets by monitoring adult female pigs' behavior.
Predicting tail biting risk using classification and regression tree analysis
Tail biting in pigs has been an identified behavioural, welfare and economic problem for decades, and requires appropriate but sometimes difficult on-farm interventions.
US withdraws the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its intent to withdraw the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) final rule.
Challenges of the Spanish pig industry
Spain is, regarding pig census, the third country in the world in relation to pig production, behind China and the USA, and the fourth as pork producer because Germany fattens many piglets imported from The Netherlands and Denmark, and it also slaughters pigs from these and other countries.