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

Scientific reports

The scientific reports on animal health and welfare aspects of the housing of pigs are peer-reviewed by the Scientific Panel of Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

Adult breeding boars, pregnant and farrowing sows, and unweaned piglets

You can find the report on EFSA's web site (go to Scientific Opinions and search on "sow"): www.efsa.europa.eu/

You can find the Annex on Risk Assessment on EFSA's web site (go to Scientific Opinions and search on "sow").

Fattening pigs

You can find the report on EFSA's web site (go to Scientific Opinions and search on "fattening pig"): www.efsa.europa.eu/

You find the Annex on Risk Assessment on EFSA's web site (go to Scientific Opinions and search on "fattening pig").

Related reports from EFSA

Castration of piglets

Tail biting in pigs

Space allowance for pigs