Optimal Pork Production: Combining welfare with traceability

In recent years, Spain has overtaken Germany as the largest pig country in Europe. It’s not just numbers that make the difference but also the new methods of thought and technological advances that have emerged. For instance, Albesa Ramadera farm near Lleida are aiming to combine welfare with sustainability, efficiency and transparency. Cristina Sanmartín Ruíz picks up a brown spotted piglet from the lactation pen. It squeals a bit in protest. Her colleague Laia Calderó Puig is quick and p