Welfare

12 July 2021

Find out about the welfare subgroup of the Pig Health and Welfare Council.

12 January 2026

The Pig Health and Welfare Council is a cross-industry alliance that promotes a coordinated and integrated approach to improving pig health and welfare.

5 August 2025

Find out why it's so important to provide environmental enrichment for pigs.

23 July 2020

Find out how and why teeth reduction in piglets is carried out

23 December 2020

Information about tail docking and reducing tail biting in pigs

3 September 2025

Information for vets on how to access training to complete Real Welfare assessments

19 February 2024

All you need to know about how the Real Welfare scheme can benefit your farm.

3 September 2025

We no longer fund or operate the Pig Health Scheme and Real Welfare programmes.

1 May 2025

Important information about pig welfare, tail biting and environmental enrichment

25 September 2020

EP-like lesions can cause a significant decrease in production performance, use this information to find out why

18 February 2022

Find out how bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is spread, why you should be concerned about it and what you can do to prevent infection.

18 February 2022

Formerly known as pleurisy, here's all you need to know about how the condition can affect your pigs

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