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    Is this the pig farm of the future?

    At the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center's model pig farm, free-roaming sows are implanted with RFID chips, nourished by organic feed, and powered by solar energy.
    calendar icon 9 September 2019
    clock icon 5 minute read
    By: Gina Vitale
    North America
    Sows at Penn Vet have access to outdoor open space, an amenity that translates to improved welfare for the animals. Penn Vet is helping farmers across the state embrace new practices to help make food products more appealing to today's buyers
    Sows at Penn Vet have access to outdoor open space, an amenity that translates to improved welfare for the animals. Penn Vet is helping farmers across the state embrace new practices to help make food products more appealing to today's buyers

    © Eric Sucar, the University of Pennsylvania Office of University Communications

    Thomas Parsons, director of Penn Vet’s Swine Teaching and Research Center, cradles a piglet at the farm's location on New Bolton Center's campus
    Thomas Parsons, director of Penn Vet’s Swine Teaching and Research Center, cradles a piglet at the farm's location on New Bolton Center's campus

    © Eric Sucar, the University of Pennsylvania Office of University Communications

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    Gina Vitale

    Gina Vitale was a science writing intern for the University of Pennsylvania Office of University Communications.

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