The findings, published in January in Science Direct, shed new light on managing the transition to flexible farrowing systems ...

A Purdue University One Health study will seek healthier conditions for sows and their tiny piglets right after birth. The research project led by Ji-Qin Ni, professor of agriculture and biological ...

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, ...

This study aimed to determine the effect of three different farrowing huts on the behaviour of outdoor housed sows and piglets during summer in Eastern Canada, with a focus on thermoregulatory and ...

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

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 ...

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 ...