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Production comparisons between farrowing crates and community farrowing systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

A.R. Rudd ,
P.H. Simmins ,
M.T. Mendl  and
S. Malkin
A.R. Rudd
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge, Faculty of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Madingley Road, Cambridge. CB3 OES.
P.H. Simmins
Affiliation:
ADAS Terrington, Terrington St. Clement, King's Lynn, Norfolk. PE34 4PW.
M.T. Mendl
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge, Faculty of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Madingley Road, Cambridge. CB3 OES.
S. Malkin
Affiliation:
ADAS Terrington, Terrington St. Clement, King's Lynn, Norfolk. PE34 4PW.
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The major welfare problems of farrowing accommodation concern piglet crushing, disease and weakness. The farrowing crate has been designed to prevent these piglet welfare problems. However, for the sow the restrictive nature of the farrowing crate may decrease her welfare. As studies of free-ranging pigs show, sows often choose to leave their young at intervals (Jensen et. al., 1991) and this is prevented in the conventional farrowing crate. The development of a less restrictive farrowing system might allow the sow to express behaviour similar to that seen in free-ranging conditions. The objective of this experiment was to compare the production performance of the farrowing crate with farrowing systems which allow the sow to leave her offspring.

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Pigs II
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1993: Winter meeting , March 1993 , pp. 18
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1993

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Jensen, P., Stangel, G. and Algers, B. (1991) Nursing and suckling behaviour of semi-naturally kept pigs during the first 10 days postpartum. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci., 31: 195–209.CrossRefGoogle Scholar