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Pig producers in Brazil and Thailand have stopped tail docking for animal welfare reasons. [2] Routine tail-docking without anesthesia has been illegal in the EU since 1994. The Council Directive 2008/120/EC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs prohibited all tail-docking of pigs in the EU. [3]
Elastration (a portmanteau of "elastic" and "castration") is a bloodless method of male castration and docking commonly used for livestock. Elastration is simply banding the body part (scrotum or tail) until it drops off. This method is favored for its simplicity, low cost, and minimal training requirements.
Intensive piggeries are generally large warehouse-like buildings or barns with little exposure to sunlight or the outdoors. Most pigs are officially entitled to less than one square meter of space each. [7] Indoor pig systems allow many more pigs to be monitored than historical methods, ensuring lowered cost, and increased productivity.
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Demolition of Topeka's Docking State Office Building will be done around Christmas, with new construction beginning with a January groundbreaking. 'Changing the skyline of our great city': Docking ...
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Walter Segal building at Surrey Docks Farm. The farm works with local communities and the people of Southwark to provide opportunities for people to learn about farming and food production, and to be actively involved in the ongoing work of the farm.
Indoor pig systems allow the pig's condition to be monitored, ensuring minimum fatalities and increased productivity. Buildings are ventilated and their temperature regulated. Most domestic pig varieties are susceptible to heat stress, and all pigs lack sweat glands and cannot cool themselves.