Eppenstein, Rennie; Jenni, Anna and Moakes, Simon (2022) Combined pasture and housing systems in Switzerland: large scale production inclusive of animal welfare. POWER-Factsheet, no. 3.3. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, CH-Frick.
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Summary
On this best practice farm in Switzerland organic pregnant sows have year-round access to pasture and wallows whenever the soil is dry enough to prevent soil damage. This publication presents pasture management and costs as well as the Core Organic Cofund project POWER’s assessment of productivity, animal welfare and environmental impact of this farm.
| EPrint Type: | Report |
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| Keywords: | pigs, housing, animal welfare, POWER, Abacus, FiBL55314 |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English pigs -> swine http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7555 English housing http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3678 English animal welfare http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_443 |
| Subjects: | Animal husbandry > Health and welfare Animal husbandry > Production systems > Pigs |
| Research affiliation: | European Union > CORE Organic > CORE Organic Cofund > POWER Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Animal welfare & housing Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Pigs |
| Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number: | 727495 |
| Deposited By: | Krähenbühl, Serina |
| ID Code: | 43629 |
| Deposited On: | 15 Feb 2022 08:37 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Feb 2022 08:37 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
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