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On January 8th, during the 2025 Banff Pork Seminar, Dr. Yolande Seddon was named the Research Chair in Swine Welfare! Fourteen Canadian pork industry partners have committed more than $1 million over five years to extend the critical research role of a swine welfare chair at the University of Saskatchewan, speaking to their unified commitment to swine welfare and behaviour research! The objectives for the Research Chair in swine welfare are currently being developed, so check back soon for updates!
Calling pig producers!
Are you facing challenges related to pig welfare? We want to hear from you! If you have issues you’d like us to investigate, please contact Dr. Yolande Seddon at yolande.seddon@usask.ca. Your input could help drive meaningful improvements in pig welfare practices.
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From piglet play to enrichment in growers: learn how early-life, personality, and enrichment shape pig behaviour & welfare. Catch-up with Martyna #WCVM, Abby & Jen-Yun @PrairieSwine at the 2025 North American #ISAE Regional meeting @uofg
See the program: https://ccsaw.uoguelph.ca/upcoming-events/2025-isae-north-american-regional-meeting/#schedule
In 2018, Canada’s swine industry & @NSERC_CRSNG invested $2M to create the Chair in Swine Welfare to increase research capacity. After 5 years, there is much to be proud of! Stay tuned on how we support the industry to apply these findings into practice.
https://wcvmtoday.usask.ca/articles/2025/01/canadas-pork-industry-renews-financial-investment-in-usask-swine-welfare-chair.php
Play increases pig heart rate variability, reflecting positive emotions that persist even after play ends. Karolina’s study highlights play as a method to promote joyful experiences in pigs’ lives and to improve welfare in conventional farming. Read here: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1518153/full
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