Farm Animals

Pig Welfare Research Priorities 2027

Setting pig welfare research priorities for 2027 identifies the highest-impact questions where evidence gaps create the greatest welfare costs.

Key Facts

Top 2027 priorities include validated positive welfare indicators for commercial farm assessment
CO2 stunning alternatives with implementation cost analysis are urgently needed for industry adoption
Genetic welfare trait integration into breeding indices needs validation across production systems
Digital monitoring technology validation requires field testing in diverse commercial environments
Global south pig welfare research capacity building is a critical but underfunded priority

Welfare Considerations

Identifying and funding the highest-impact pig welfare research questions accelerates the translation of science into practice. Research priorities that focus on implementation barriers address welfare gaps more effectively than basic science alone.

What You Can Do

Support organizations that identify and fund high-impact pig welfare research
Advocate for industry and government research funding allocation to welfare science priorities
Choose pork from farms that engage with and implement welfare research findings