Environmental Housing Requirements: Climatic needs and Responses of Pigs

By William H Close - Close Consultancy, Berkshire, England. - The main function of housing is to provide an optimum environment within which animals can achieve high rates of growth and efficiency of feed utilisation, yet live comfortably under good welfare conditions. The factors which influence the choice of housing system are many and include climatic considerations, the health, welfare and comfort of the animals, the provision and distribution of feed, space allocation and manure removal.

This paper considers only the climatic control within the building, and discusses what constitutes an ideal environment and what needs to be considered in the provision of an optimum environment for all classes of pigs.
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