The controversial practice of farrowing crates is used after sows give give birth to restrict movement with the 'severe' form ...

First-hand knowledge and experience of what is happening on the ground, scientific research and updates from the NPA and Red ...

The research, originally conducted between 2018 and 2020, compared the two systems through sow behaviour and health, and ...

Farm analyst Kent Thiesse dives into several reports on the state of the pork industry and what concerns are on the horizon.

Zinpro business manager Ton Kramer says claw lesions in hog herds are often overlooked. He tells Brownfield research shows a ...

Switching to loose lactation raises big questions about floor space, sow comfort, and piglet survival. A Danish case study offers insight.

Walk onto a modern hog farm and it is typical to find climate-controlled farrowing houses filled with hardworking sows nursing litters of 12 or more piglets. That scene, says Kansas State ...

For students like Brody Stenger and Logan Vogel, this was their first experience with sow farrowing. “You know, you never thought you would see something like that in Sioux Falls or even in ...

Humane World for Animals Says New Polling Reveals 69% of Brits Reject the Practice of Caging Mother Pigs in Farrowing Crates ...