Bark, Linnea; Wahlund, Lotten and Salomon, Eva (2022) Combined pasture and housing systems in Sweden: multi-suckling pens with access to pasture in the summer. POWER-Factsheet, no. 3.9. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, CH-Frick.
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Summary
On this best practice farm in Sweden, starting on day 10 after farrowing, organic lactating sows and their piglets are kept in group-suckling pens with outdoor access. 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, animal welfare, housing, POWER |
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 Sweden > RISE Research Institutes of Sweden |
Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number: | 727495 |
Deposited By: | Krähenbühl, Serina |
ID Code: | 43635 |
Deposited On: | 15 Feb 2022 08:27 |
Last Modified: | 20 Jul 2022 11:37 |
Document Language: | English |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
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