Animal Welfare News
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Effects of Lighting Technology on Pig Welfare and Performance
The current pig industry faces the challenge of improving pig welfare and performance. The role of lighting technology has been largely overlooked, although the light is known to affect pigs' daily rhythms and productivity strongly. For example, pigs need suitable light levels to recognize each other, communicate, and view feeders. Pigs prefer to sleep in dim lights, suggesting that bright lights ...
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Milk Production Process: Pledge to Cut Emissions from Dairy Farms
Interest in the increasing carbon footprint of the dairy industry has grown considerably over the past few years and growing greenhouse gas emissions from the milk production process are a contributing factor. A number of greenhouse gases (GHG) are produced from fertiliser production through to consumption and disposal of packaging. Methane is produced as a direct emission from cows and carbon ...
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EuroTier 2018
Digitisation is also increasingly gaining ground in agriculture in parallel with automation. One company at the leading edge of development in these fields and as rich in innovation as it is in tradition is Prüllage Systeme of Holdorf in Lower Saxony. The smart farming systems developed by Prüllage in recent years have already made history in the world of "Agriculture 4.0 . Farm ...
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Internet of Things – Improving Animal Welfare and Reducing Use of Water
It’s been a buzz word for some time now; the internet of things (IoT), which sees the adoption of technologies including sensor-controlled rooms for growing lettuces, cows connected to the internet to improve milk, and even bees receiving a boost from automated heaters. A report by Beecham Research, as detailed in The Guardian, examines how the use of IoT has real potential to cut costs ...
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USPOULTRY’s Live Production and Welfare Seminar Highlighted Animal Welfare Practices and New Equipment Technology
“Whenever birds are handled for any reason, including vaccinations, treatments and movement to new facilities or to processing, handling should be accomplished in such a manner as to avoid injuries. Abuse of the animals is not tolerated under any circumstances,” stressed Dr. Sam Christenberry, poultry technical services manager, Phibro Animal Health, while addressing attendees at ...
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Comparing EU and US agri-environmental policies
Both Europe and the United States have programmes to pay farmers for providing environmental services, including reducing soil erosion, and preserving heritage and attractive landscapes. New research shows that the two regions take different approaches to paying farmers for these services, and do not necessarily share the same objectives or implementation strategies. Agri-environmental policies ...
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