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A mother pig in a farrowing crate. Photo: Supplied / SAFE Consumer expectations are changing when it comes to animal welfare - so where does that leave the pork industr
As the North Hopkins Elementary classes began settling into another week of caring for the inhabitants of Cluckingham Palace, the school’s gifted and talented students were busy researching ways to help their feathered friends produce more eggs.
The hands-on enrichment project con
The CES show wrapped up earlier this month in Las Vegas after two years of interruption during the pandemic.
The event can be a preview of what it will be like living in the future, or a glimpse into what will be likely to change everyday living right now as thousands of products are deb
Hatching systems that enable access to feed immediately after hatching come in 2 forms. One provides feed and water in the hatcher, while the other eggs hatch in the barn on-farm and the chicks have direct access to feed and water there.
Scientific research and practical results from hat
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Following the ban on the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in the livestock industry in Europe and the United States, research has been intensified to find alternatives to promote gut health, to prevent post-weaning diarrhea, and to sustain the efficiency of current swine production.
<As the mercury hits 40 degrees in parts of the UK, dairy farmers are turning to novel approaches to keep their cattle cool.
Franklin Turner of East Stibb farm in Devon has been taking his cows inside in the middle of the day to cool them down. The 70-strong dairy herd are milked i
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The 3Ts Alliance members have drawn on collective experience and resources in identifying specific solutions for each of the painful piglet procedures. Case study examples of solutions in practice are outlined in
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Chickens, eggs and the uncomfortable questions they raise got some answers this month, at long last.
For the first time in 20 years, national acceptable welfare levels for laying hens and meat birds were upgraded, taking
As a taxpayer in Mount Airy, but who lives outside the city limits, I have no voice in how taxpayer money is spent. But I do read everything reported in The Mount Airy News. And, from what I read, only Jon Crawley shows any sense of fiscal responsibility.
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