REVIEW: TOWARDS TRULY STALL-FREE PORK PRODUCTION?

Review: Towards truly stall-free pork production?

The individual housing of sows and boars within stalls is still frequent in commercial pork production, especially when the risk for impaired reproduction or welfare is high.Whilst many countries have either removed stall housing in gestation or are working towards this through the successful adoption of group housing, blueberry bubblicious stalls

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Association of family structure with gain and loss of household headship among older adults in India: Analysis of panel data.

BackgroundDespite huge changes in demographic behaviors, the family continues to be the major source of psychosocial support for older adults in India.The loss of household headship can be a cause of disregard for the aged and is associated in a very fundamental way with other status losses.Our study used the two rounds of the India Human Developme

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