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Guidelines for group-housing pregnant sows

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Primefact Number: 1053    Edition: First edition    Released/reviewed: Sep 2010

This Primefact provides pig owners with general guidelines to consider when designing and managing pregnant sows in groups.

Topics include:

  • What are the options?
  • What things affect these outcomes?
  • Floor feeding
  • Liquid trough feeding
  • Electronic feeding stations
  • Free access feeding stalls
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