Hog Welfare

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Livestock Management
Heat sources for post-weaning pigsHeat sources for post-weaning pigs

Proper temperatures are critical during the post-weaning period so the piglets' immune systems can become resilient to disease.

Jan 5, 2023
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5 Min Read
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Pork Market News
ERS examines impact of state sow welfare policies on pork productionERS examines impact of state sow welfare policies on pork production
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Dec 30, 2022
4 Min Read
Mitigating heat stress in the swine industry
Farm Policy News
Mitigating heat stress in the swine industryMitigating heat stress in the swine industry
Dec 27, 2022
3 Min Read
Registration now open for 2023-2024 SowBridge series
Farm Policy News
Registration now open for 2023-2024 SowBridge seriesRegistration now open for 2023-2024 SowBridge series
Dec 13, 2022
2 Min Read
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Hog Health
Mitigating castration pain in pigletsMitigating castration pain in piglets
Dec 8, 2022
2 Min Read
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Market News
Applications due soon for ISU PQA5 Advisor certification sessionApplications due soon for ISU PQA5 Advisor certification session
Dec 6, 2022
1 Min Read
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Pork Market News
Animal Agriculture Alliance reports detail 2022 activist agendas
Animal Agriculture Alliance reports detail 2022 activist agendas
Dec 1, 2022
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5 Min Read
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Farm Policy News
Prop 12 implementation expected to be delayed until July 1, 2023
Prop 12 implementation expected to be delayed until July 1, 2023
Nov 29, 2022
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2 Min Read
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Compass Group USA to phase out gestation crates by summer 2023
Farm Policy News
Compass Group USA to phase out gestation crates by summer 2023
Compass Group USA to phase out gestation crates by summer 2023
Nov 29, 2022
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2 Min Read
byCompiled by staff
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Farm Policy News
SoundTalks named 2022 EuroTier Animal Welfare Award recipient
SoundTalks named 2022 EuroTier Animal Welfare Award recipient
Nov 17, 2022
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2 Min Read
byAnn Hess
Tom Parsons kneels beside hogs inside PennVet’s swine research center
Market News
Penn Vet starts Center for Stewardship Agriculture and Food Security
Penn Vet starts Center for Stewardship Agriculture and Food Security
Nov 1, 2022
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2 Min Read
Sow Housing
Market News
Court rules HSUS case against Smithfield Foods can proceed
Court rules HSUS case against Smithfield Foods can proceed
Oct 27, 2022
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2 Min Read
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Hog Health
Mitigating early life stress with nutrition
Mitigating early life stress with nutrition
Oct 27, 2022
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9 Min Read
byAnn Hess
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Farming Business Management
Common swine barn winter ventilation mistakes
Common swine barn winter ventilation mistakes
Oct 13, 2022
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2 Min Read
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Market News
Hennan Pig Chute named semi-finalist in 2023 Ag Innovation Challenge
Hennan Pig Chute named semi-finalist in 2023 Ag Innovation Challenge
Oct 10, 2022
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2 Min Read
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Hog Welfare
NIFA-funded projects advance research in animal welfare
NIFA-funded projects advance research in animal welfare
Oct 7, 2022
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2 Min Read
byUSDA
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Hog Welfare
Kroger updates animal welfare policy in ESG action plan
Kroger updates animal welfare policy in ESG action plan
Sep 9, 2022
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4 Min Read
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Hog Welfare
EFSA provides animal welfare recommendations for pig farms
EFSA provides animal welfare recommendations for pig farms
Aug 16, 2022
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2 Min Read
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Farrowing
Impact of sow location in farrowing room during heat stress
Impact of sow location in farrowing room during heat stress
Aug 4, 2022
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5 Min Read
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Hog Health
Improving heat stress resilience should be priority for swine industry
Improving heat stress resilience should be priority for swine industry
Jul 28, 2022
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10 Min Read
byAnn Hess
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Farm Policy News
NPPC offers insight on APHIS strategic plan framework
NPPC offers insight on APHIS strategic plan framework
Jul 26, 2022
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1 Min Read
byNational Pork Producers Council
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Farrowing
Assisting sows during farrowing
Assisting sows during farrowing
Jul 21, 2022
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2 Min Read
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Hog Welfare
EU call for 'End the Cage Age' touts Massachusetts, California laws
EU call for 'End the Cage Age' touts Massachusetts, California laws
Jul 7, 2022
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3 Min Read
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Hog Welfare
Researchers create music as environmental enrichment for pigs
Researchers create music as environmental enrichment for pigs
Jun 23, 2022
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4 Min Read
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Hog Welfare
Benjamin achieves board certification in animal welfare
Benjamin achieves board certification in animal welfare
Jun 22, 2022
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2 Min Read
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Market News
After McDonald's loss, Icahn drops proxy fight with Kroger
After McDonald's loss, Icahn drops proxy fight with Kroger
Jun 6, 2022
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4 Min Read
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Hog Health
Minimizing the impact of heat stress
Minimizing the impact of heat stress
May 31, 2022
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5 Min Read
McDonald's shareholders reject Icahn's board nominees
Hog Welfare
McDonald's shareholders reject Icahn's board nominees
McDonald's shareholders reject Icahn's board nominees
May 26, 2022
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3 Min Read
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Hog Welfare
Cheesecake Factory notes progress on eliminating gestation crates
Cheesecake Factory notes progress on eliminating gestation crates
May 25, 2022
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1 Min Read
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Hog Welfare
Glass Lewis, ISS back McDonald's director nominees, not Icahn's
Glass Lewis, ISS back McDonald's director nominees, not Icahn's
May 18, 2022
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3 Min Read
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Hog Health
New techniques to monitor osteochondrosis lesions
New techniques to monitor osteochondrosis lesions
May 11, 2022
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3 Min Read
byAnn Hess
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Hog Health
Attracting neonatal piglets away from the sow
Attracting neonatal piglets away from the sow
May 6, 2022
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3 Min Read
byAnn Hess
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Farm Policy News
Senators call on USDA to support Prop 12
Senators call on USDA to support Prop 12
Apr 22, 2022
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3 Min Read
byP. Scott Shearer
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Hog Welfare
McDonald's responds to Icahn's call for eliminating gestation crates
McDonald's responds to Icahn's call for eliminating gestation crates
Apr 22, 2022
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5 Min Read
byCompiled by staff
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Hog Health
Selecting and managing microclimates for newborn piglets
Selecting and managing microclimates for newborn piglets
Apr 7, 2022
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5 Min Read

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