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Author(s): Kathy Zurbrigg
Publication Date: August 21, 2012
Reference: Ontario Pork
Country: Canada

Summary:

In 2002 funding was provided for the production of an informative video about sow housing. Producers were questioned about the pros and cons of each system. The video proved to be vary useful and has been shared across North America. Now with sow gestation becoming a prominent issue in the pork industry, another video has been proposed to help educate producers about animal behavior in new sow gestation units, show feeding strategies and pen design to minimize competition among sows, and provide building renovation and operational costs for each group housing system. This will allow producers to make informed choices about pen designs and feeding systems when renovating or building new sow gestation facilities. Footage will be taken from 4-5 different housing systems of producers who agree to participate. The footage will include the layout of the pens on each farm as well as routine management practices such as feeding, clean-out, mixing new groups of sows, pregnancy ultra-sounding and vaccination.

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