Alternative farrowing accommodation in the pork industry
Primefact Number: 61 Edition: First edition Released/reviewed: 01 Apr 2006
This Primefact provides a brief overview of alternative farrowing accommodation (for giving birth to piglets) as the global pork industry continues to look for economically viable alternatives to the farrowing crate.
The contents of this Primefact include the following:
- Introduction
- Farrowing crates - hydraulic crates, crates with moveable floors, hinged crates, ellipsoid crates, VIP mushroom system
- Sow pens - kennel and run systems, Werribee pen, turn-around pens, sloped farrowing pens
- Group housing - family pen systems, alternative system, Vastgomodel system, Thorstensson system, Ljungstrom system
- Extensive systems
- Conclusion
- Further reading
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