Campaigners have warned that the UK is failing to enforce its own legal ban on the routine tail docking of pigs. This refers to the removal of part of the tail to prevent tail-biting, which is a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Farmer Alan Brady said tail docking is necessary to prevent disease [BBC] Farmers have raised concerns about the potential impact ...

Tail biting in pigs is a damaging behaviour and remains an economic and welfare problem in modern pig production. Although tail biting has been extensively investigated, little is known about the ...