Mobile farrowing huts for sows and piglet
Common outdoor cage-free production systems for pigs do not tackle the manifold aspects of animal and farmer welfare. These systems have many limitations that include piglet mortality due to crushing by the sow and climate issues, difficult pasture rotation, and safe work conditions for farmers.
Mobile farrowing huts are designed to improve housing conditions of sows and piglets and to increase welfare and safety of animals and farmers.
Author: Vanggaard Staldmontage (ApS)
Other authors: Lene Juul Pedersen (Aarhus university)
Organization: INRAE - National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment
Other organizations: https://ppilow.eu/
Year: 2024
Type: Practices
Full text available at: https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/53703/8/PPILOW%20Practice%20abstract%20-%20Innovative%20farrowing%20huts%20for%20sows%20and%20piglets_en.pdf
Content language: English