PIGLET DEATHS PROMPT SWEDEN TO TRIAL NEW PIG GESTATION METHODS
February 8th, 2015
Sweden’s ministry of agriculture is funding a new pilot-project that seeks to establish if holding sows in farrowing crates allows more piglets to survive if the sow is immobilised during lactating. Under current animal welfare laws, pig farmers in Sweden are required to ensure that sows that have just given birth are housed in separate stalls, where they are able to freely move around. Under present rules the emphasis is on ensuring that lactating sows are able to move and turn around within a defined space. Consequently, the farrowing stalls must be equipped ...
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