23.02.10

Larger litters are demanding solutions

Baby piglets machine to reduce piglet losses

Die Grüne, Thursday, 11.02.2010, Category "Tierhaltung Ammenferkel"

"The increase in sow fertility leads to ever larger litters. The breeding performance of the sow, but reaches its limits. Starved Piglets represent an untapped potential and are problematic even from animal welfare considerations. There are ways to counter these two problems. In this and the next issue of possible solutions are considered in detail."

Whole Article in German (pdf)