creators_name: Benfalk, Christel
creators_name: Lindgren, Kristina
creators_name: Lindahl, Cecilia
creators_name: Rundgren, Margareta
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2006-10-23
lastmod: 2009-08-20 14:25:22
metadata_visibility: show
title: MOBILE AND STATIONARY SYSTEMS FOR ORGANIC PIGS – ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR IN OUTDOOR PENS 
ispublished: unpub
subjects: 7pigs
full_text_status: public
keywords: Fattening pigs, Defecating behaviour, Urinating behaviour, Excretion hotspots
abstract: The production of organic pork in Sweden has increased. For several years, however, demand has been greater than production. An important factor contributing to the limited production is a lack of knowledge and experience of outdoor pig systems, since they are uncommon in Sweden. This study compared the behaviour of fattening pigs in two different organic produc¬tion systems, with the main focus on excretory behaviour. In both the mobile and the stationary system there was an uneven distribution of manure and urine in the pens. In the mobile system, the hotspots were in the hut area and in part of the drinking area, while in the stationary system, the concrete pad as well as the wallowing area and the first section of the transporta¬tion area seemed to be the hotspots. Furthermore, the pigs avoided defecating around the feeding troughs and lying area in the mobile system. A more uniform distri¬bution of nutrients can possibly be obtained by manipulating the excretory behaviour of the pigs, e.g. by regularly shifting the positions of the feeders and huts.
date: 2005
date_type: published
refereed: never
citation: Benfalk, Christel; Lindgren, Kristina; Lindahl, Cecilia and Rundgren, Margareta (2005) MOBILE AND STATIONARY SYSTEMS FOR ORGANIC PIGS – ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR IN OUTDOOR PENS. Researching Sustainable Systems - International Scientific Conference on Organic Agriculture, Adelaide, Australia, September 21-23, 2005. [ Unpublished, ]
document_url: http://orgprints.org/4313/4/4313-Benfalk_etal_4p_revised-ed.pdf