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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Belgium updates process for permitting castration of male piglets
Belgium's Official Gazette has recently stated that the surgical castration of male piglets up to seven days old is now permitted by the manager of the pig farm, provided that a written agreement has been drawn up with the company veterinar ...
Monday, November 29, 2021
France to ban piglet castration without anaesthesia and analgesia
As of January 1, 2022, castration of piglets in France must be performed painlessly under anaesthesia and analgesia, pig333.com reported.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Germany progressing towards non-castration policy for piglets
July 10, 2012 Germany progressing towards non-castration policy for piglets   Germany's pork market is working towards eradicating the practice of castrating male piglets. An increasing amount of relevant parties are observed to be involved ...
Friday, November 18, 2011
IKEA Netherlands ends castration of pigs
November 18, 2011 IKEA Netherlands ends castration of pigs Eurogroup has recently confirmed that IKEA Netherlands will stop castration of its pig supply. This decision will apply to products which are purchased in the Netherlands. Eurogroup ...
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Pfizer unveils alternative to pig castration in Canada
July 28, 2011 Pfizer unveils alternative to pig castration in Canada With the regulatory approval of Pfizer Animal Health's Improvest, Canadian hog producers will soon be able to immunise male pigs against boar taint as an alternative to ca ...
Friday, December 17, 2010
EU to ban piglet castration by 2018
December 17, 2010 EU to ban piglet castration by 2018 The EU has taken another step to ban piglet castration, whereby an agreement has been reached to stop castrations without anaesthesia by January 1, 2012, and a total ban has been schedul ...
Friday, November 26, 2010
German meat industry optimistic about abandoning piglet castration
November 26, 2010 German meat industry optimistic about abandoning piglet castration The German meat industry continues to be optimistic about the feasibility of a pig industry without the castration practice in young male piglets. German f ...
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Dutch evaluates anaesthesised piglet castration
March 2, 2010 Dutch evaluates anaesthesised piglet castration The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture (LNV) considers the use of CO2 gas to anaesthesise male piglets before castration an adequate temporal solution until a full ban on castration i ...
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Pig castration drug sparks debate in UK
February 4, 2010 Pig castration drug sparks debate in UK A drug used to "chemically castrate" male pigs has gone on sale in the UK, sparking debate across the sector. The drug, Improvac, is a vaccine that prevents pigs from releasing a spec ...
Monday, December 14, 2009
Does pig castrations affect your pork quality?
December 14, 2009 Does pig castrations affect your pork quality? A team of European scientists have found that 77% of the 125 million male pigs slaughtered each year in Europe are castrated without anesthetic. Norway and Switzerland have ba ...
Friday, May 9, 2008
German animal welfare group to petition on pig castration
May 9, 2008 German animal welfare group to petition on pig castration German animal welfare organisation Deutscher Tierschutzbund is petitioning against pig castration without the use of anesthetics.   The organisation has called on agricul ...
Friday, May 2, 2008
Dutch research doubts pig castration for boar taint
May 2, 2008 Dutch research doubts pig castration for boar taint   Castration of male pigs is unnecessary as consumers do not recognise bacon with boar taint, according to a research by the Netherlands' Wageningen University and Research Cen ...
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
EU to address piglet castration issue
March 26, 2008 EU to address piglet castration issue   Piglet castration with anesthetics is becoming one of the hot topics among EU member states. Last year, the Netherlands has drafted agreements to anaesthetise castration of pigs but the ...
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Dutch to anaesthetise castration of pigs
November 20, 2007 Dutch to anaesthetise castration of pigs Pig industry representatives in Netherlands drafted agreements to anaesthetise castration of pigs, as requested by the Central Office for the Food Industry (CBL). Dutch society for ...
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Norway urged to delay castration ban
May 9, 2007 Norway urged to delay castration ban The government of Norway is set to ban castration on pigs without the use of anaesthetic despite the European Union's appeal to delay the prohibition. According to research, the ban--which ta ...
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