Training farmers and stockpersons to recognize pain in pigs enables earlier intervention and reduces the duration of animal suffering.
Unrecognized pain in farmed pigs means animals suffer for longer before receiving treatment or pain management. Conditions including lameness, gastric ulcers, and injuries may cause significant pain that stockpersons attribute to other causes or overlook entirely. Systematic training in pain recognition and assessment enables earlier, more consistent pain management that directly reduces suffering duration across millions of animals.