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WelFarmers project, included in the Horizon Europe Program, has officially started. Since 1st January 2024 and for three years, pig farmers, research centers and higher education institutions will be working togeth-er in the EU-funded project ‘WelFarmers’ where more than 50% of the pig production in Europe is repre-sented in the consortium formed by eight European countries.

WelFarmers has been created to work on the four very important pig welfare EU Thematic Groups:

  • Ban of cages- Loose housing of lactating sows.
  • Undocked tails- Production of pigs with non-docked tails.
  • Castration- Avoiding pain in castration.
  • Space/flooring- Space allowance and flooring for growers and finishers

Placing practitioners at the center of the R&I activities and with the clear objective to work “not only for practitioners but also with them” WelFarmers will accelerate implementation and increase acceptance of welfare solutions by identifying and sharing best practices to make it even more feasible to improve pig welfare on farms across Europe.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those those from the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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WelFarmersCompany - France27-Jun-2025

WelFarmers: Solutions for loose housing of lactating sows

The first round of good practices in cage banning have been collected
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WelFarmersCompany - France27-Jun-2025

WelFarmers: Avoiding pain in castration

The first round of good practices in avoiding pain in castration have been collected.
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WelFarmersCompany - France27-Jun-2025

WelFarmers: Space allowance and flooring

The first round of good practices about space allowance and flooring have been registered.
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WelFarmersCompany - France27-Jun-2025

WelFarmers: Solutions for raising pigs with undocked tails

The first round of good practices in rearing pigs with undocked tails have been identified
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WelFarmersCompany - France27-Jun-2025
We are proud to share that the ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ project will be presented at the ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐” ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ๐ž, taking place in Brussels. The presentation is scheduled at 10:40 AM and the event can be followed live via streaming.

🗓 Date: Monday, June 30th, 2025
🕙 Time: 10:40 AM (CET)
🔗 Full agenda & livestream link: https://food.ec.europa.eu/animals/animal-welfare/eu-platform-animal-welfare/platform-meetings_en

We look forward to presenting how WelFarmers is working to improve pig welfare across Europe through collaboration, innovation, and the exchange of best practices.
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WelFarmersCompany - France16-Apr-2025
Yesterday, a delegation from the swine sector in Malta, composed of farmers from the Maltese pig cooperative (๐Š๐ˆ๐Œ) and government officials, visited the Teagasc offices in Dublin to learn about irish pig production.

๐Ÿท The ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ project was also presented, highlighting efforts to share good practices in animal welfare and sustainability across Europe.

The delegation showed strong interest and was invited to contribute and share results in Malta in the future.๐ŸŒ

Thank you for your interest in ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ project!
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WelFarmersCompany - France11-Apr-2025
🐽 WelFarmers is committed to improving pig welfare by addressing four essential themes in close collaboration with farmers. The forth and last theme is: ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—–๐—˜ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—ขW๐—”๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š

4️⃣This focus area highlights the importance of ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ด๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. These measures ensure pigs can move ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜† and maintaint their ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต. By identifying and promoting best practices in space allowance and flooring, WelFarmers aims to support improvements in pig welfare across Europe.

💡For more information, visit the official project website at www.welfarmers.com.
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WelFarmersCompany - France11-Apr-2025
🐽 As the EU moves towards new animal welfare regulations, WelFarmers focuses on leveraging existing best practices that can successfully ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ. The third topic is: ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—ข๐—œ๐——๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก

3️⃣ This theme explore effective methods to reduce or eliminate pain during pig castration. Key approaches include the use of ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ/๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ, ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, and ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€. By identifying and promotiong these best practices, WelFarmers aims to support farmers in improving animal welfare while meeting evolving regulatory and consumer expectations.

For more details, visit the official project website www.welfarmers.com
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WelFarmersCompany - France11-Apr-2025

WelFarmers project represented by Teagasc at the Irish Pig Health Society Symposium

On Tuesday, 8th April, Teagascโ€™s Pig Development Department participated in the annual Irish Pig Health Society Symposium, held in The Curragh Racecourse, Co. Kildare - Ireland.
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