1104 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the practice of hormone injection of sows in order to bring forward the cycle of the sow in order that she will be ready to be artificially inseminated three weeks after weaning is common throughout the pig industry; his view on the ethics of this practice, particularly from an animal welfare point of view. [18403/12]

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1104 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the practice of hormone injection of sows in order to bring forward the cycle of the sow in order that she will be ready to be artificially inseminated three weeks after weaning is common throughout the pig industry; his view on the ethics of this practice, particularly from an animal welfare point of view. [18403/12]

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1. 18 April 2012

   Animal Welfare

   1104 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the practice of hormone injection of sows in order to bring forward the cycle of the sow in order that she will be ready to be artificially inseminated three weeks after weaning is common throughout the pig industry; his view on the ethics of this practice, particularly from an animal welfare point of view. [18403/12]

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