Farrowing Pen Articles & Analysis
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Evidence for the domestication of sus scrofa domesticus - or in common parlance, the “domestic pig” - extends back over 10 thousand years ago, though the first examples of pig farrowing pens only appeared in the early 19th century. Some of the earliest examples come from the United Kingdom, where in 1807 “Mr. ...
In Gestation: Animal Welfare and Regulations Consumers and defense groups have put pressure on the government, such as in Europe, Canada or California, and on producers’ associations for the implementation of regulation towards the improvement of livestock welfare. In swine production, the most significant change that was put in place is the change from individual gestation to sow group ...
According to Wageningen University, the financial value of 1% more or less farrowing percentage equals to € 16.5 / sow present / year. This seasonal effect occurs for two consecutive months, resulting in an average cost of € 8 per sow and for 25% of the farms a cost of € 20 per sow present. ...
ByArdol BV
In the service centre, the gestation area with group pens and in the finishing house, the feed is dispensed into longitudinal troughs. In the farrowing area, each sow receives her feed individually in her farrowing pen. ...