Transporting anesthetized pigs in a laboratory setting often requires strenuous manual lifting, posing a hazard to the safety of animal care personnel and to the welfare of the pigs. The authors ...

JoDee Haala grew up with horses. Now the director of animal well being with Minnesota's Christensen Farms, one of the largest, family-owned pork producers in the U.S., she often reflects on a common ...

In the United States, federal regulations require that pigs be stunned prior to slaughter by one of four methods: electricity, chemicals (gas), captive bolt device, or gunshot. The smallest slaughter ...

But such alternatives are more likely to be of interest to processors than to pig farmers or hauliers, because of the initially higher costs associated, said Teagasc researchers, who collaborated with ...

Industry leaders have vowed to defend the UK’s reputation for humane pig production after a government advisory report called ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of Environment plans to install temperature sensors and surveillance cameras at all pig ...

“APL’s position is consistent – we care about our pigs, and as an industry we share the community’s concern for the welfare of our animals,” the industry’s peak body said in a statement released this ...

The use of high-concentration CO2 gas to stun pigs before slaughter should be phased out within five years, according to a ...