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More than 100 swine producers from Cotopaxi province participated in the technical seminar organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG).

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

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."

The initiative aims to develop sustainability metrics and indicators suited to Brazil's reality and increase the sector's competitiveness and access to markets.

Updated guideline makes recommendations to strengthen documentation supporting animal-raising or environment-related claims on meat product labeling.

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

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.

Piglet mortality has been reduced by almost one percent.

The amendment of the Animal Protection Act will include legal and enforcement changes in the area of animal welfare.

The EU-funded project ‘WelFarmers’, involving 17 partners from 8 European countries, will award farms with best practices in animal welfare and disseminate the results.

This will form the basis for Denmark's first animal welfare agreement.

The aim is to combat the overpopulation of wild boar, an exotic, invasive species with no natural predators, which has caused damage to farming.

United Kingdom pig producers can now become accredited to export to California under the US state's new Proposition 12 regulations.

The Borchert Commission was established in 2019 and, in August 2023, decided to end its work.