Research explores swine welfare, environmental enrichment link

There is growing consumer interest in humanely raised meat. An important factor of humanely raised animals is providing environmental enrichment for them. Environmental enrichment is improving a captive animal’s environment for their well-being and quality of life. Enrichment can be social, occupational, physical, sensory, or nutritional.For University of Saskatchewan (USask) student Abby Tillotson, the challenge of finding enrichment for swine that is both effective for swine and practica