{Tool} Mobile farrowing huts for sows and piglets (PPILOW Practice Abstract). Creator(s): Vanggaard, Staldmontage (ApS) and Lene Juul, Pedersen. Issuing Organisation(s): INRAE - National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment. (2024)
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Summary in the original language of the document
The tool analyses technical solutions adopted to improve housing conditions of sows and piglets and to increase welfare and safety of animals and farmers in outdoor pig production systems.
The proposed solutions take into account species-specific behaviour to limit piglet mortality due to crushing by the sow. These solutions overcome climate issues, facilitate pasture rotation and improve working conditions for farmers.
| EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
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| Teaser: | Mobile huts to improve welfare of sows and piglets in outdoor production systems. |
| What problem does the tool address?: | Common outdoor cage-free production systems for pigs do not tackle the manifold aspects of animal and farmer welfare. These systems have many limitations that include piglet mortality due to crushing by the sow and climate issues, difficult pasture rotation, and safe work conditions for farmers. |
| What solution does the tool offer?: | Mobile farrowing huts are designed to improve housing conditions of sows and piglets and to increase welfare and safety of animals and farmers. |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Type of Practice Tool: | Practice abstracts |
| Keywords: | Piglet mortality, farrowing sows housing |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English animal welfare http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_443 English animal husbandry http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8532 English reproductive performance http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6510 English animal housing http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_432 English equipment http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2631 English UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED |
| Subjects: | Animal husbandry > Production systems Animal husbandry > Feeding and growth Animal husbandry > Health and welfare Animal husbandry > Production systems > Pigs |
| Research affiliation: | Denmark > AU - Aarhus University European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge European Union > Horizon 2020 > PPilow France > INRAe - Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement Denmark > Other organizations Denmark |
| Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number: | 816172 |
| Related Links: | http://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/53703, https://ppilow.eu/, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/43802, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/39739, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/38650, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/38660 |
| Project ID: | ofk |
| Deposited By: | Associazione Italiana per l'Agricoltura Biologica, AIAB |
| ID Code: | 53703 |
| Deposited On: | 14 Aug 2024 07:10 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Aug 2024 07:10 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
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