UK pigmeat production reached 257,000t in Q1 – 5.3% higher year on year and way ahead of AHDB’s original forecast of 239,000t, a 2% decline. Clean pig slaughterings rose by 2.
US industry chiefs are pushing for line speeds to be increased so that more animals can be slaughtered per hour. But campaigners say this could exacerbate food safety problems ...
The Animal Welfare Institute, Compassion in World Farming, the Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society Legislative Fund, Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association, and World Animal ...
Pig producers are again facing a severe squeeze, with the price paid for pigs sitting well below the cost of keeping them on ...