Finding the balance in animal welfare

Animal welfare is taking an increasingly important place in pig production. Adding more constraints to pig producers by animal welfare legislation is a tendency that cannot continue forever. Dr Hans Spoolder, cluster leader animal health and welfare at Wageningen UR Livestock Research in the Netherlands, explains where the ends will meet. By Vincent ter Beek Balance “In Northern European countries, animal welfare has taken an important position on the agenda. In Southern Europe, increasin