Group housing for sows
By Vincent ter Beek, Pig Progress - Welfare issues concerning pig housing are becoming prominent in North America. The US and Canada are rapidly moving away from the use of gestation crates for sows – following similar developments in the European Union six years ago. In this series, Pig Progress takes a closer look, into the alternatives and into the sows’ needs.Part 1. America’s hog industry will not sit and wait
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In January, the company announced to phase out the use of gestation stalls within the next decade. Don Butler, director of government relations and public affairs for Smithfield’s livestock production subsidiary Murphy-Brown, explains more.
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Source: PIG PROGRESS Volume 23, No.6 2007