Group farrowing in low cost shelters

dc.contributor	Payne, HG
dc.contributor	Nicholls, RN
dc.contributor	Davis, M
dc.date.accessioned	2012-01-25T12:39:36Z
dc.date.available	2012-01-25T12:39:36Z
dc.date.issued	2002
dc.identifier.citation	Proc. Aust. Soc. Anim. Prod. (2002) 24: 336
dc.identifier.uri	http://livestocklibrary.com.au/handle/1234/9182
dc.description.abstract	Several group farrowing systems that attempt to meet the behavioural needs of sows around parturition have been developed in response to welfare concerns associated with the use of farrowing crates (Pedersen et al. 1998). However, all require more floor area than crate farrowing systems. This study investigated the use of a Swedish group farrowing model in a low cost farrowing shelter (FS) to reduce the capital cost of providing increased space per sow place.
dc.publisher	ASAP
dc.source.uri	http://www.asap.asn.au/livestocklibrary/2002/payne1C.pdf
dc.subject	farrowing pens
dc.subject	group housing
dc.subject	piglet mortality
dc.title	Group farrowing in low cost shelters
dc.type	Research
dc.identifier.volume	24
dc.identifier.page	336