July 2020

The extremely high frequency and severity of keel bone fractures in laying hens represent one of the greatest welfare problems in the industry1. The problem mainly manifests as fractures at the tip of the keel with distinct fracture lines and a varying amount of new ...

As highlighted in the accompanying article, neonatal mortality in pigs continues to be one of the greatest challenges in pig farming, especially as the move has been towards larger litters, which result in smaller sized piglets at birth. Whilst the accompanying article focuses on the ...

Neonatal piglet mortality fits well with the PROHEALTH criteria for a production disease: 1. It is a persistent problem. Losses of piglets from stillbirth and early life mortality have averaged 15-25% of all piglets born for many decades in countries all round the world. The ...

Animal health and animal welfare are often considered in isolation of each other. However, there is now a growing awareness of how closely they are inter-related and the importance of this in practical livestock production. Good animal welfare can only be delivered if the animals ...

Optimal broiler production and health are highly dependent on the health status of the parent flocks. A link between broiler quality and their parents has been investigated previously but primarily based on physical, nutritional, endocrinologic and environmental aspects. A study was performed under PROHEALTH where ...

PROHEALTH: ‘Sustainable intensive pig and poultry production’ completed in January 2019. Its conclusion culminated in a series of events that summarised the outcomes of the project and provided a starting point for the future implementation of the project outcomes. The project’s legacy is in the ...