Roger Campbell

Introduction The industry definition of "Gestation Stall Free" was that sows and gilts should be kept in loose housing systems from five days after service until one week before farrowing. Associated with this voluntary phase out of sow stalls by industry has been increased emphasis on stall free gestation housing systems by the major retailers. Consequently, the Australian pork industry's move aw ...

Sustainable pork production is a generic term and has different meanings for pork industries across the world and for producers within an industry. For all pork producers sustainability means staying in business and as such it is not possible to divorce sustainability from profitability which is determined by the price received for the product and the cost of producing it. Over the last 3-4 years ...