The November 1964 issue of Successful Farming magazine featured a story on the Mulch brothers, Roger and Richard, of Hancock County, Illinois, who were pioneers in using slatted floors in hog barns.

Lower piglet mortality is the goal when Norwegian researchers study the conditions of perky newborn piglets and their mothers. Several countries aim to reduce the loss of piglets using a system in ...

Labour has been warned it must deliver a full ban on "cruel" cages for mother pigs. The Government has pledged to phase out metal farrowing crates that the animals are kept in for up to five weeks ...

Piglet survival and sow health are likely to be compromised if a sound system is not in place during farrowing. Therefore, stockpeople need to ensure that attention to detail is enforced before, ...

Australia's biggest pork producer has introduced a "maternity ring" for pigs giving birth to replace controversial farrowing crates. Farrowing crates have been in widespread use in the pork industry ...

Transitioning from conventional farrowing crates to flexible farrowing pens will bring many challenges, along with significant opportunities to further improve pig welfare, based on producers’ ...

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 ...