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Body weight and feeding system are determining factors for the welfare status, while group size was not proved to affect the welfare level under the studied
Friday. December 2nd, 2016DENMARK - Antimicrobial consumption in Danish animals has continued to decrease in 2015, mainly due to a reduction in pigs. By contrast, serious outbreaks
Friday. December 2nd, 2016Vivi Aarestrup Moustsen, housing & welfare expert contributor from Denmark, notices that marketing antibiotic-free pork is a different story than marketing
Friday. December 2nd, 2016Pork is the main protein source for the Vietnamese population, Vietnam being the third country in the world in terms of pork consumption per capita.
Friday. December 2nd, 2016This trick shows how to reduce the cleaning time of the fattening pens with a solid floor. Fattening pigs with a clean pen.
Friday. December 2nd, 2016A system for cleaning the bowls in a practical, effective, and quick way without splashing all the farrowing pen or soaking the piglets.
Friday. December 2nd, 2016Improving piglets' comfort in the farrowing pens by offering them more surface for resting.
Saturday. December 3rd, 2016Finding alternatives to reduce the number of nurse sows by maximising the number of suckling piglets per sow.
Saturday. December 3rd, 2016Save time, work and water when cleaning the buildings.
Saturday. December 3rd, 2016This trick consists in creating a nest using the crates back corridor.
Saturday. December 3rd, 2016