Learning about welfare by analysing carcasses

It is the opposite of micromanaging – just let everybody get on with their job and as long as the end result is decent, everything is decent. So why not do that with pigs? After all, a pig carcass can tell a lot about the welfare conditions the animal lived in when it was alive. A current EU-funded project looks into practical solutions along those lines. In order to sell animal products at the best possible price, it is important to take into consideration what consumers want. Obviously, c