Is it possible to get rid of tail docking?

Tail docking is a well-known practice in pig production, but it is also heavily criticised. An international team of researchers dived into the topic and wondered what its exact effects are on pigs – and what alternatives there are to avoid tail biting. The widespread practice of tail docking is in fact meant as a prevention of another problem: tail biting. For quite some years, however, tail docking has become debated in the European Union for welfare reasons. It is here where theory (don’