Welfare Science

Pig Welfare and Welfare and Open Data Advanced 2026

Advanced open data systems for pig welfare are creating unprecedented transparency and enabling evidence-based welfare improvement at scale.

Key Facts

Real-time open data dashboards showing industry welfare performance are live in three countries
Blockchain-based supply chain welfare data enables consumer-facing transparency to farm level
Open welfare research data repositories enable global collaboration and meta-analysis
Machine learning on open welfare datasets is identifying patterns invisible to individual assessors
Standardised open data formats enable comparison between countries, systems, and species

Welfare Considerations

Advanced open data systems transform welfare from an opaque to a transparent domain. Supporting open data development accelerates welfare improvement through accountability and learning.

What You Can Do

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