Netherlands: significantly fewer pigs castrated over the past five years
Now nearly 75% of all boars in the Netherlands are not castrated.
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Use of materials for avoiding tail biting
In many cases, the use of materials that lessen the piglets' boredom helps to control the problem.
Ireland: Order for Animal Health & Welfare Act 2013
Minister Coveney said that the Act brings the areas of both animal health and welfare together under one legislative framework for the first time.
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NewsCanada: new Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs released
Highlights of the revised Code include a full commitment to adopt loose housing for sows and gilts in all new facilities built after July 1, 2014.
France: only veterinarians will be allowed to castrate or dock tails of piglets over 7 days old
Castration or tail docking of piglets over 7 days old shall only be performed by veterinarians.
Argentina incorporates animal welfare during the slaughter
The regulation incorporates criteria for the protection of the animals, placing this country among those that obey the internationally demanded standards.
European Union: Animal Welfare - Achievements and challenges at the mid-point of the 2012-2015 strategy
The Commission will mark the mid-point of the EU Strategy for the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2012-2015 at a conference in Brussels today.
The collection of multiple saliva samples from pigs and the effect on adrenocortical activity
The collection of multiple saliva samples does not affect salivary cortisol concentrations in grower pigs.
Canada: new program to support animal welfare at slaughter
The program will be allocated a budget of $450,000 spread over three years, from 2013 to 2016.
Denmark: the new Minister of Agriculture proposes an improvement of animal welfare on pig farms
The new Danish Minister of Agriculture, Dan Jørgensen, proposes significant changes in Danish pig production.
European Union: pig herd has been decreasing since 2006
The pig herd has been decreasing since 2006 and stood at 147 million heads in 2012 (a reduction of 16 million heads or 10%, in seven years).
Heat stress and reduced plane of nutrition decreases intestinal integrity and function in pigs
Intestinal integrity, function, and metabolism can be compromised due to prolonged heat stress.
Pen housed sows with electronic feeding stations
Stage of gestation is the critical point when the sows in a pen with electronic feeding system.
EFSA: scientific opinion on the welfare of pigs during the slaughter process
EFSA has published three scientific opinions on the welfare of pigs, sheep and goats, chicken and turkeys during the slaughter process.