{"id":20934,"date":"2018-03-23T10:55:35","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T16:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/?p=20934"},"modified":"2018-03-26T10:05:53","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T16:05:53","slug":"improved-laying-areas-for-sows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/improved-laying-areas-for-sows\/","title":{"rendered":"Improved Laying Areas for Sows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0Improving the Laying Area for Gestating Sows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This video clip contains testimonials from hog producers who participated in a project focused on strategies to improve laying areas for gestating sows housed in groups. As part of this project, devices to fill the gaps between slats were installed in the sow pens (Photos 1 and 2).<\/p>\n<p>Three farms across Canada participated in this project and we would like to thank these producers:<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Geert Geene, Amberley Bacon Company<br \/>\nMr.\u00a0Francis Veilleux, Ferme porcine L.V.<br \/>\nMr. Ken Waldner, Matador Colony<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3AvgZdssWZ0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20939\" src=\"http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Flooring-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Flooring-1-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Flooring-1.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Photo\u00a01: Mr.\u00a0Geert Geene, Amberley Bacon Company, installing<em>\u2009\u00ab\u00a0slat gap covers<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb\u2009to fill the spaces between the slats<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20940\" src=\"http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Flooring-2-300x260.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Flooring-2-300x260.jpg 300w, http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Flooring-2-321x278.jpg 528w, http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Flooring-2.jpg 321w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Photo\u00a02: Sows sleeping on the section with \u00ab\u2009<em>slat gap covers\u2009\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Optimizing flooring and social management of group housed gestating sows<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swineinnovationporc.ca\/resources\/Annual_Reports\/2016-2017\/WELFARE%201231%20Flooring%20and%20social%20mangement%20of%20sows%202017.pdf\">http:\/\/www.swineinnovationporc.ca\/resources\/Annual_Reports\/2016-2017\/WELFARE%201231%20Flooring%20and%20social%20mangement%20of%20sows%202017.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Acknowledgments:<\/strong><br \/>\nThis project was funded by Swine Innovation Porc within the Swine Cluster 2: Driving Results Through Innovation research program. Funding was provided by Agriculture and Agri\u2010Food Canada through the AgriInnovation Program, provincial producer organizations and industry partners.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20927\" src=\"http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SIP-AAFC-300x55.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"55\" srcset=\"http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SIP-AAFC-300x55.jpg 300w, http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SIP-AAFC.jpg 402w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20926\" src=\"http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pork-Oraganizations-300x108.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pork-Oraganizations-300x108.jpg 300w, http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pork-Oraganizations.jpg 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Improving the Laying Area for Gestating Sows This video clip contains testimonials from hog producers who participated in a project focused on strategies to improve laying areas for gestating sows housed in groups. As part of this project, devices to fill the gaps between slats were installed in the sow pens (Photos 1 and 2). 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