Food system resilience and pig welfare are increasingly recognised as linked: welfare-improved pig systems often show greater resilience to disease, climate, and market shocks than intensive low-welfare systems.
Pig welfare and food system resilience are mutually reinforcing. Systems designed for high welfare - with lower stocking densities, better nutrition, and reduced stress - show greater biological resilience to disease and climate shocks. This resilience argument provides a food security rationale for welfare investment beyond the ethical case alone, potentially engaging stakeholders who are less motivated by animal welfare per se.