Apparatus Eases Pig Moving Chore
Canadian producer's invention makes moving pigs a one-person job. Mary Haugh was desperate. Her husband had just suffered two heart attacks in three days,...
Exercise Improves Bone Density
Trials of encouraged-exercise in gestating stall-housed sows improved bone density, bone-breaking strength and piglet survivability, but it had no real...
Gestation Pen Design: Space, Simplicity
A new sow gestation pen design is aimed at protecting market access. Doug Groth, DVM, says the new pen configuration for sow gestation at Bluff Road Genetics...
Pork Board Welfare Committee Kicks Off 2008 Planning Process
The National Pork Board’s animal welfare committee held a strategic planning session July 8 in San Antonio, TX, just prior to the American Society of Animal Science annual meeting...
Oregon Passes Gestation Stall Ban
The legislature of Oregon has become the first in the nation to pass a ban of sow gestation stalls. Two states, Florida and Arizona, approved voter ballot initiatives outlawing their use...
Microsoft Funds HSUS
Microsoft has announced a program to provide funding to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), which has raised a number of concerns...
The Masters
The Masters of the Pork Industry are a very special, handpicked group of pork industry visionaries. Herein, you will find the personal stories and business philosophies of this dynamic group...
Iowa Scientists Study Group Sow Housing
Researchers at Iowa State University (ISU) have been encouraged by sow performance and the economics of group sow housing in hoops as an alternative to gestation stalls...
Cargill Refutes Report It is Phasing Out Stalls
Cargill Meat Solutions has denied media reports that the company is phasing out its use of sow gestation stalls...
NPPC Stresses Its Commitment To Animal Welfare Programs
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) outlined its commitment to raising pigs in a humane, compassionate, responsible manner in testimony before a congressional subcommittee recently...
