Welfare Science

Pig Welfare and Welfare and Open Data 2026

Open data principles applied to pig welfare create transparency, enable collaboration, and accelerate the translation of research into practice.

Key Facts

Open welfare data enables meta-analyses that individual studies cannot support
Supply chain open data allows consumers and advocates to verify welfare claims
Academic open data policies are increasingly required by funders including the EU and UK research councils
Industry open data initiatives in pig welfare allow sector-wide learning from best practice farms
Digital platforms aggregating open welfare data create actionable intelligence for improvement

Welfare Considerations

Open data transforms welfare by making information freely available for learning, verification, and improvement. Supporting open data principles accelerates welfare progress across the sector.

What You Can Do

Advocate for open data requirements in publicly funded welfare research
Support industry open data initiatives that enable transparency and learning
Use open welfare data in your advocacy to demonstrate evidence-based claims