TY - JOUR
T1 - VETERINARIAN'S OBSERVATIONS ON SOW HOUSING TRENDS.
AU - Leman, A. D.
AU - Hall, W.
AU - Jacobson, L. D.
PY - 1979
Y1 - 1979
N2 - Sow housing should allow normal reproduction behavior, provide comfortable humane conditions for the sows and boars, allow labor-efficient management of the herd, and be built as economically as possible. These diverse and sometimes conflicting objectives result in a wide variety of gestation housing designs. Unfortunately, there is very little research to clarify which housing systems are best. The final design should be the result of a series of considerations regarding the components of a successful gestation building. Such considerations as size and type of pens, temperature, light, floor surface, waste handling, and feeding are discussed.
AB - Sow housing should allow normal reproduction behavior, provide comfortable humane conditions for the sows and boars, allow labor-efficient management of the herd, and be built as economically as possible. These diverse and sometimes conflicting objectives result in a wide variety of gestation housing designs. Unfortunately, there is very little research to clarify which housing systems are best. The final design should be the result of a series of considerations regarding the components of a successful gestation building. Such considerations as size and type of pens, temperature, light, floor surface, waste handling, and feeding are discussed.
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M3 - Article
SN - 0145-0166
JO - Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers
JF - Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers
ER -