@misc{orgprints35307, publisher = {FiBL, Bioinstitut, BOKU, CRA-SUI, Aarhus University, Friedrich-L{\"o}ffler-Institut, Institute of Animal Science, INRA and School of Agriculture}, address = {CH-Frick, CZ-Olomouc, A-Wien, I-Rom, DK-Aarhus, D-Celle, CZ-Prag, F-Saint-Gilles and UK-Newcastle upon Tyne}, author = {Mirjam Holinger and Hannah Ayrle and Davide Bochicchio and Gillian Butler and Sabine Dippel and Sandra Edwards and Diane Holmes and Gudrun Illmann and Christine Leeb and Florence Maupertuis and Michala Meli{\v s}ov{\'a} and Armelle Prunier and Tine Rousing and Gwendolyn Rudolph and Barbara Fr{\"u}h}, series = {OK-Net EcoFeed-selected tool}, year = {2015}, title = {Improving health and welfare of pigs - A handbook for organic pig farmers}, url = {https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/35307/}, abstract = {As part of the CoreOrganic II project ProPig, researchers and advisors assessed animal health, welfare and environmental impact on 74 organic pig farms across eight European countries and in different housing systems, including outdoor, indoor and partly outdoor systems. Based on these assessments, improvement strategies were deve?loped together with pig farmers and compiled in this handbook. The recommendations are intended to guide farmers and advisors in developing pig management, housing, and feeding towards optimal animal health and welfare.}, keywords = {animal health, animal husbandry, swine, rations, feeding} }