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Aeon Malaysia wins praise for animal welfare policy

Retail chain Aeon Malaysia has won praise for its comprehensive animal health and welfare policy that protects the ‘Five Freedoms’ of animals in its...

How do you target the right consumer?

Targeting the right consumer remains elusive but necessary. As a new era of consumerism unfolds, producers are trying hard to make sense of what...

KPFBA opposes new animal welfare law

The Karnataka Poultry Farmers and Breeders Association (KPFBA) in India has opposed the draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act (Amendment Bill 2022). They...

Addressing gestation crates and sow health in commercial farms

Using gestation crates is popular in Asia. However, this practice can lead to chronic stress, which can have long-lasting adverse effects on the piglet...

Sofitel Saigon commits to using cage-free eggs

Sofitel Saigon Plaza, a member of the international hotel group Accor, will begin using only cage-free eggs by 2024, a commitment made by the...

Uttar Pradesh bans gestational, farrowing crates

Uttar Pradesh in India has banned the use of gestational and farrowing crates in pig farming following an appeal from the People for the...

Toss between welfare and health with cage-free rearing

Besides behavior, there are health, mortality, quality of the environment, and nutrition. Unfortunately, many NGOs and activists focus only on behavior, Vincent Guyonnet tells...

Manipur follows with ban on gestation crates for pigs

Manipur in northeast India, has joined other states in banning gestation crates in pig farms. A circular was issued banning the practice following an...

Mavin takes up animal welfare with sow group housing

Mavin Group JSC is adopting animal welfare in its pig production, starting with the implementation of group sow housing on its breeding farms. Last...

More promising view for pig sector

Disease and supply challenges in the pig sector in the past few years may have been bitter, but this has resulted in dramatic changes...

‘Humane pork’ slowly catching on in Asia

Certified humane pork is gaining ground in western countries. But in Asia, which consumes the most pork in the world, it remains a relative...

Vaccine development is for longer immunity, convenient use

Longer duration of immunity, more convenient vaccine application, and bird welfare are just some of the considerations in vaccine development. Jessica Lee, Veterinary Services...

Consumers not concerned about premium pork

Pork consumers in Indonesia are still unaware of premium animal welfare pork, said Gilbert Wantalagi, President Director of Hartman Mareno Sukses, a pork cuts...

Taiwan’s ag minister wants better animal welfare rules

Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture Minister Chen Chi-Chung is urging the implementation of better animal welfare in agriculture. He supports the drafting of the Animal-Friendly...

CPF to boost cage-free egg production

CP Foods plans to increase its cage-free egg production by 30% annually to meet growing demand. It expects to produce 16 million cage-free eggs...

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