Using the Moving Floor concept, pig houses can be made into emission low units. At the moment, 3 pen types are available, all ...

The transition away from farrowing crates in the UK pig farming sector is accelerating following new plans towards better animal welfare.

A new plan aims to accelerate the transition away from farrowing crates in UK pig farming, marking a major step toward higher ...

An action plan that would see the end of farrowing crates being used in the UK has received pan-industry support, including from the retail sector.

Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has launched a Multi-Stakeholder Action Plan, backed by various promiment players in the ...

DURING experiments designed to determine the effects of stresses on pregnancy in guinea-pigs, it was noted that a large proportion of sows aborted within 4–7 days when their diet was restricted.

“For me, working in the farrowing unit keeps you on your toes. There is lots to do and it’s nice to see the maternal instincts in the sows and how innate it is for them,” she said. Reinforcing her ...

The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the owner of a pot-bellied pig that was found last month. A hearing in Frederick County General District Court is scheduled for Monday.

Transitioning from conventional farrowing crates to flexible farrowing pens will bring many challenges, along with significant opportunities to further improve pig welfare, based on producers ...

The latest edition of Pig Progress is now available online ... A long-established feeding practise in the farrowing room is the provision of ‘creep feed’, which means the provision of feed to piglets ...

The U.S. hog herd got a little bit smaller over the past year and could see further declines. The USDA says the domestic hog and pig inventory on March 1 st, 2025 was 74.512 million head, slightly ...

Surgeons have carried out the world's first liver transplant from a pig into a human recipient. The operation, carried out in China, used a liver from a pig that had been genetically modified to ...