Animal Welfare-friendly Pig Housing Systems

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
   1. Objectives
   2. Learning goals
2. Course content: Animal Welfare-friendly Pig Housing Systems
   1. Consumer awareness
   2. Legislation and enforcement
   3. Inventory of pork production systems
   4. Semi-natural conditions
   5. Selection of six pig production systems
   6. Farrowing sows
   7. Lactating sows and piglets
   8. Fattening pigs
   9. Gestating sows
   10. Boars
   11. Scientific reports
3. Completion
   1. Comments
   2. Self-assessment
   3. Key messages
   4. Further reading
   5. Evaluation

Farrowing sows

The French standard system

Pregnant sows in farrowing crate without straw. Observe the attempts to perform nest building behaviour. Video: Rebecka Westlin

The Swedish standard system

Pregnant sow in farrowing pen with straw. Observe the nest building behaviour. Video: Rebecka Westlin

Alternative system: Out-door production

Pregnant sow building her nest by using branches and leaves. Video: The Danish Society for Animal Protection

Alternative Swedish system II: Group housing in deep litter

Group-housed sows in deep litter. Note the details mentioned by the farmer. Video: Land of Science for Gothenburg University