Keep pig groups apart pre-slaughter

摘要

Producers, hauliers and abattoirs could achieve welfare and financial gains and improve consumer satisfaction by working together to avoid mixing groups of pigs before slaughter. That's according to Scottish Agricultural College researchers, whose latest study found pig aggression was a genetic trait that affects welfare, carcass value and meat quality.The SAC-led study, which formed part of a pan-European project, found that pigs with aggressive "personalities" cause more fighting and experience more stress when mixed in unfamiliar groups.