Overview of pig welfare benchmarking and how industry comparison drives welfare improvement.
Pig welfare benchmarking creates performance transparency that drives improvement through peer comparison and target-setting. Slaughterhouse data on welfare indicators including bruising, injuries, and tail biting provides population-level welfare evidence that farm-level monitoring cannot achieve. Connecting benchmarking data to practical improvement programmes maximises its welfare impact. Digital platforms enabling real-time analysis are transforming the speed of welfare feedback in pig supply chains.