castration

Preparations for castration. Will the practice continue as it is? - Photo: Mark Pasveer

16-09-2020 | News

Examining the alternatives to piglet castration

A farm keeping its male pigs entire. - Photo: Ronald Hissink

31-07-2020 | News

France: Many pig producers consider to stop castrating

Castration is definitely not one of the most favourite chores on swine farms. - Photo: Mark Pasveer

27-07-2020 | Expert opinion

Wanted: Your experience with pig castration

SRY-KO pigs are pigs whose SRY gene has been knocked out. - Photo: FLI

06-07-2020 | Article

Gene editing offers avenues to end castration

Preparations for a castration procedure. Photo: Mark Pasveer

22-01-2020 | News

Which anaesthesia is best during piglet castration?

Fragment of anesthesia using procaine; it is possible to see the droplet of procaine left on the skin. Photo: Danish Pig Research Centre SEGES

12-12-2018 | News

Denmark: Anaesthetics prior to piglet castration

Germany: Anaesthetics mandatory at pig castration. Photo: Mark Pasveer

02-10-2018 | News

Germany: Anaesthetics mandatory at pig castration

Brazil is moving closer to legislation demanding mandatory group housing for sows, like on this farm in Colombia.

14-08-2018 | News

Brazil about to move forward with pig welfare law

Ben Weyts, left, Flemish minister for animal welfare, at the launch of the castration-free pork label. Photo: Erik Ordelman

18-06-2018 | News

Belgian retailer launches castration-free pork label

Gene editing allows a change to a single letter in the DNA by an enzyme that cuts DNA, copied from a natural bacterial defence system. Illustration: Dreamstime

07-03-2018 | Article

Can gene editing solve the castration issue?