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Deep-litter housing for pigs

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Primefact Number: 68    Edition: First edition    Released/reviewed: 01 Mar 2006
This Primefact reviews deep-litter housing (DLH), a key technology that has continued to gain momentum in the pork industry. Contents include the following:
  • Introduction
  • Benefits of deep-litter housing
  • Construction sites
    • Construction of shed bases
    • Controlled drainage around sheds
    • Other considerations
    • Internal shed fittings
    • Stocking rate and movement
    • Dry sows
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