The private life of pigs
How sensitive is a pig's nose? Why can they find truffles underground? How do piglets find the right teat to feed from? Pigs are very intelligent, but can they recognise themselves in a mirror?
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EU PIG: project created to help improve Europe’s pig industry
EU PIG is a new concept which aims to improve the connection between producers and the latest science, husbandry techniques and technologies from within their industry via fellow producers, academics and advisors connected through thematic and regional platforms.
EU Platform on Animal Welfare
Commission said it intended to have the platform operational in the first half of 2017 as a forum of discussion for all stakeholders.
Animal welfare during transport
During the last meeting of the Council of Ministers of Agriculture of the EU, ministers discussed the need to improve the enforcement of existing legislation on animal welfare during transport and whether existing legislation in this area should be updated.
The performance and behaviour of gilts and their piglets is influenced by whether they were born and reared in farrowing crates or farrowing pens
The current study demonstrated that the expression of some piglet-directed behaviour was influenced by the system in which a gilt was born and reared.
Daily feeding regimen affects the pig growth and behaviour
Restricted feeding may improve lean percentage in growing pigs without a negative impact in welfare.
France: priority to animal welfare at the abattoirs
Mr. Le Foll has confirmed his desire to appoint a person in charge of animal welfare at every abattoir.
A new OIE and OECD collaboration to face animal health and welfare future challenges
The cooperation of the two organisations will notably concern exchange of information and technical cooperation, in particular by focusing on best practices, policies and economic evaluations, related to animal health and welfare, veterinary drugs...
Observations of sows and piglets housed in farrowing pens with temporary crating or farrowing crates on a commercial farm
The current study demonstrated that the farrowing system design can influence sow behaviour, with pens allowing for more interactions between sows and their piglets.
The effect of mixing levels on aggression at weaning in piglets
Growing mixing level increased aggression, lesion and weight loss after mixing.
How to straighten a pigs tail!
Gray shows us how to sort out a pig's tail whilst at Vale Head farm...
Do nurse sows and foster litters have impaired animal welfare?
The results show that nurse sows and their piglets to some extent experience more welfare problems than non-nurse sows with piglets at a similar age.
The prospects of selection for social genetic effects to improve welfare and productivity in pigs
Social genetic effects offer the opportunity to breed for improved behaviour while maintaining performance.
Dietary organic zinc attenuates heat stress–induced changes in pig intestinal integrity and metabolism
Heat stress and reduced feed intake compromised intestinal integrity in pigs, and zinc AA complex source mitigates some of these negative effects.