In modern swine production systems, weaning is an essential period. During this period, piglets experience social stresses, such as moving to the post-weaning building, separation from sows, and living with piglets that are not their littermates. Piglets raised under free-range conditions are
ICRA’s analysis suggests that notwithstanding a modest decline in input costs due to a correction in iron ore prices and waiver of import duty on coal, the industry’s operating profits could see a downward correction of $75-100/MT in the seasonally weak Q2 FY23 compared to the current quar
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WARWICK, ENGLAND — Pilgrim’s UK, a business unit of Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., announced plans to invest over £10 million in sustainability efforts over the next 12 months.
The investment will help Pilgrim’s UK reach its goal of becoming a net zero company by 2030.
“We want
WARWICK, ENGLAND — Pilgrim’s UK, a business unit of Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., announced plans to invest over £10 million in sustainability efforts over the next 12 months.
The investment will help Pilgrim’s UK reach its goal of becoming a net zero company by 2030.
“We want
Billionaire and activist investor Carl Icahn wants McDonald’s to step up its animal welfare efforts—and he’s challenging the country’s biggest fund managers to put their money where their mouth is and help him.
For years Icahn has been involved in a fight with McDonald’s over h
Nearly four in five meat and dairy products from Dutch farm animals contained microplastics in a small-scale study from the Free University of Amsterdam. The study was commissioned by the Plastic Soup Foundation (PSF), which suggested a possible cause was what cows and pigs are being fed.
<Particles found in supermarket products and on Dutch farms, but human health impacts unknown
Microplastic contamination has been reported in beef and pork for the first time, as well as in the blood of cows and pigs on farms.
Scientists at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VUA) in
Particles found in supermarket products and on Dutch farms, but human health impacts unknown
Microplastic contamination has been reported in beef and pork for the first time, as well as in the blood of cows and pigs on farms.
Scientists at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VUA) in