The ultimate goal for a boar stud is to send out a consistent product that is of the highest quality in order to maximize productivity.

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A pig veterinary technician has won a top international scholarship, sponsored by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, to help guide best practice for efficient pig production. Nicola Bowers has ...

Humane slaughter requirements for farmed fish and end to puppy farming also in new package of animal welfare laws Caged hens will be a thing of the past in England, the government has announced, as it ...

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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 ...

Activists are celebrating “landmark” animal welfare reforms that could spare millions of animals from being gassed to death or suffering in cramped cages while being farmed for their meat, eggs or fur ...

Defra ministers have indicated plans to move away from the use of traditional fixed farrowing crates on UK pig farms. Further details on how and when these potential changes could be implemented are ...