Achieving humane production in the Australian pig industry
Australia's pig farmers encounter some very different challenges in maintaining good standards of welfare on farm, but RSPCA Australia feel that they haven't yet got the recognition they deserve for the work they do.
16 October 2019
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"If we have a free-farrowing system but sows have no substrate to build a nest with, is it really meeting their needs?"
-Talulah Gaunt, RSPCA Australia Humane Food Marketing Officer-
Emily Houghton
Editor, The Pig Site
Emily Houghton is a Zoology graduate from Cardiff University and was the editor of The Pig Site from October 2017 to May 2020. Emily has worked in livestock husbandry, and has written, conducted and assisted with research projects regarding the synthesis of welfare and productivity of free-range food species.
