Direct farm sales and mobile on-farm slaughtering are closely linked. There are already around 150 farms and service ...

Providing suitable feed and water containers is important for preventing diseases in pigs. Clean water should always be ...

Small-scale livestock farmers ask for new regulations on slaughtering their animals, hoping for USDA-approved 'on-farm kills' ...

Footage covertly taken by Farm Transparency Project activists at several abattoirs and released to the media last year shows ...

Mercy for Animals president and CEO Leah Garcés has been an animal rights advocate fighting the factory farming system for ...

Despite claims, pastured pigs might not produce better pork. Elizabeth Hines dives into some Penn State Extension studies on ...

Defra’s carcase weights data showed no year on year change in September at 89.8kg, meaning the increase in production has come from an increase in clean pig slaughter which stood at 855,000 head. For ...

Brazilian pig farming is experiencing its best years ever due to a remarkable growth between ... and medication), while producers are responsible for the facilities and farm management of the animals.

The effects of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) have changed since it was first found in UK pigs 25 years ago, when it caused ...

Many French breeds of cattle and sheep have become common in Irish farming systems but the Gascon cattle breed is one of the ...