For most pregnant pigs on big factory farms in the U.S., each four-month gestation is spent in a tiny crate. The sows can stand up but can’t turn around or take more than a couple of steps. Slats in ...

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In West Liberty, Iowa, Mike Deahr houses his 3,000 breeding pigs in small enclosures that keep them from turning around and interacting with others for the first 28 days of their 115-day pregnancy.

Californians approved regulations that farmers say will upend their businesses. MARSHALL, Minn. -- A battle over bacon is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court with major stakes for farmers, pregnant pigs ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Congresswoman Veronica Escobar introduced the Pigs in Gestation Stalls Act of 2023 today. If passed, the bill would require pregnant sows have at least 24 square feet of space ...

Sow prolapses have continued to plague pig farmers for 10-plus years. Yet few management techniques have been reported to ...