Vermeer, Herman M. (2021) Preliminary experiences on organic farrowing pen size. Poster at: FFL21 (Freedom in Farrowing and Lactation), Wageningen, August 2021.
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● Newborn piglet mortality in organic herds is often higher than in conventional herds. The legal minimum of 7.5m² indoor pen surface is considered a real minimum and separation of functional areas is better with 8m² or more.
● In cooperation with organic pig farmers we started a comparison of standard and large farrowing pens
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. |
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| Type of presentation: | Poster |
| Keywords: | Organic pigs |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English organic husbandry http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_36807 |
| Subjects: | Animal husbandry > Health and welfare |
| Research affiliation: | European Union > CORE Organic > CORE Organic Cofund > POWER |
| Deposited By: | Nielsen, Department Anne Sofie |
| ID Code: | 43533 |
| Deposited On: | 07 Feb 2022 14:10 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2022 14:10 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
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