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ArticleActa veterinaria Scandinavica2024

Sow dimensions and loose-housed farrowing pen sizes on commercial piglet-producing farms in Sweden.

Linda Marie Backeman Hannius, Emelie Endrésen, Helena Carlzén, Anna Wallenbeck, Rebecka Westin

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Article in Acta veterinaria Scandinavica, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Linda Marie Backeman HanniusDepartment of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. Linda.Marie.Hannius@slu.se.
Emelie EndrésenDepartment of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
Helena CarlzénFarm & Animal Health, Uppsala, Sweden.
Anna WallenbeckDepartment of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8012-2849
Rebecka WestinDepartment of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.

Funding

Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas 2020-02529
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

International interest in loose-housed farrowing is growing and there are ongoing discussions within the European Union (EU) on new legal requirements. However, there is a lack of empirical data on loose-housed farrowing pen sizes and sow dimensions in commercial production. The aim of this study was to map and describe sow size and loose-housing farrowing pen size on commercial piglet-producing farms in Sweden. The study included 146 sows and 51 pen types on 35 medium sized to large Swedish piglet-producing farms (ranging from 106 to 1300 sows in production). Sow length ranged from 129 to 238 cm (mean ± SD 191.3 ± 19.3 cm) and sow height from 74 to 133 cm (86.7 ± 7.7 cm). Floor space occupied by the sow when lying down (length x height) ranged from 1.0 to 3.2 m

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Animal HusbandryHousing, AnimalAnimalsAnimal WelfareFemaleSus scrofaSwedenSwineFree farrowingPigPiglet cornerSow sizeSwine

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PMID38997732
PMCPMC11245766

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