Deiana, Lisa; Santini, Sujen and Bochicchio, Davide (2024) Impact of outdoor farming on pig welfare: insights from a study in Italy. In: Book of Abstracts of the 75th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. 1-5 Sepetmber, 2024. Florence, Italy, Rome, 34, p. 247.
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The current scientific position on animal welfare promotes husbandry systems that allow the free expression of the species' ethogram. For pigs, access to the open air and grazing areas represents an added value in terms of welfare, as a place where they can express their rooting behaviour. This study was carried out within the European ROAM_FREE
programme and focused on five Italian organic farms where pigs are reared outdoors and grazing is part of the daily ration
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. |
|---|---|
| Type of presentation: | Workshop |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English pigs -> swine http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7555 English outdoor cropping http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_26852 |
| Subjects: | Animal husbandry > Health and welfare Animal husbandry > Production systems > Pigs |
| Research affiliation: | Italy > CREA |
| ISSN: | 1382-6077 |
| ISBN: | 979-12-210-6769-9 |
| Deposited By: | Bochicchio, Dr Davide |
| ID Code: | 55873 |
| Deposited On: | 25 Jun 2025 11:36 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Jun 2025 09:54 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Peer-reviewed and accepted |
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