Humane slaughter requirements for farmed fish and end to puppy farming also in new package of animal welfare laws ...

The government is planning to end the use of hen cages as part of a raft of proposals to improve animal welfare standards in England. The measures also include moving away from the use of pig ...

A pig veterinary technician is embarking on a prestigious international scholarship, sponsored by the Yorkshire Agricultural ...

Containment cages are one of the main causes of chronic stress and reduced welfare during swine production as well as in hot environments. The objective of this study was to evaluate behavioral ...

A Driffield pig veterinary technician has won a top international scholarship, sponsored by the Agricultural Society, to help guide ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — There are some new members to the Sioux Falls ag classroom. The week of Easter, their sow, Dolly, farrowed, welcoming 14 piglets. For students like Brody Stenger and Logan Vogel, ...

Nicola Bowers, a pig veterinary technician from East Yorkshire, has received a Nuffield Farming Scholarship to research best practices for managing piglet litters in flexible farrowing systems ...

A dazzling sum of €4.4 billion. That is the calculated amount which will cost the transition to modern-style breeding houses ...