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      Impact of Temporary Crating on Sow Performance and Piglet Survival

      document
      Aug 30, 2024
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      Poultry and PIg Low-input and Organic production systems’ Welfare
      Laurianne Canario (INRAE)
      • piglets
      • sow behavior
      • temporary crating
      • piglet mortality
      • selective breeding
      • Large White sows
      • Piétrain boars
      • G1 sows
      • G2 sows
      • PPILow project

      Enrichment materials for pregnant sows – EURCAW-Pigs 2024

      document
      Jan 01, 2024
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      Kennis­platform voor de groene sector
      Pedersen, L.J.+ 2
      • sow welfare
      • pig housing
      • enrichment materials
      • straw
      • dietary fibre
      • stereotypic behaviour
      • EU legislation
      • animal welfare
      • pregnant sows
      • welfare indicators

      Establishing forage turnips for sows in pasture systems

      document
      Apr 03, 2026
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      Organic Knowledge Network on Monogastric Animal Feed
      Magdalena Presto Åkerfeldt+ 1
      • forage turnips
      • sows
      • gestating sows
      • pasture management
      • behavioral enrichment
      • nutritional supplementation
      • root intake
      • dry matter intake
      • energy intake
      • body condition
      • weaned piglets
      • SLU
      • Hushållningssällskapet

      Rodinový způsob chovu prasat se zpouštěním kojících prasníc

      document
      Jan 01, 2021
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      Family method of pig breeding
      Tomáš Klejzar+ 1
      • pig farming
      • family farming
      • sow rearing
      • animal welfare
      • sustainable agriculture
      • ethological management
      • reproductive behavior
      • livestock husbandry
      • natural rearing
      • Biofarma Sasov

      Nest building material for sows: types, availability, and use signs

      document
      Jan 01, 2020
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      Kennis­platform voor de groene sector
      Pedersen, L.J.+ 3
      • nest building material
      • sows
      • farrowing
      • nesting behaviour
      • animal welfare
      • enrichment material
      • EU directive 2008120EC
      • slurry system
      • straw
      • peat
      • mushroom compost
      • sawdust
      • piglet safety

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      Rodinový způsob chovu prasat s využitím rodinných jednotek

      document
      Jan 01, 2021
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      Family method of pig breeding
      JOSEF SKlenář
      • sows
      • group housing
      • family-based breeding
      • nursing sows
      • boar introduction
      • lactation stimulation
      • FIBL
      • Alex Stolby
      • farrowing crates
      • social hierarchy

      Forage turnips for gestating sows in outdoor pastures

      document
      Apr 03, 2026
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      Organic Knowledge Network on Monogastric Animal Feed
      Magdalena Åkerfeldt+ 2
      • forage turnips
      • sows
      • gestating sows
      • animal welfare
      • feed supplementation
      • pasture management
      • white clover
      • crop rotation
      • OK-Net Ecofeed
      • SLU

      Mobile Farrowing Huts for Sow and Piglet Welfare

      document
      Apr 03, 2026
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      Organic Knowledge Network on Monogastric Animal Feed
      Pedersen Lene Juul+ 1
      • piglet mortality
      • farrowing sows housing
      • mobile farrowing huts
      • outdoor pig production
      • sow welfare
      • piglet survival
      • pasture rotation
      • climate resilience
      • organic farming
      • PPILOW

      German Saddleback Pig Breeding: Enhancing Welfare and Productivity

      document
      Dec 31, 2022
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      Breeding conept of endangered regional pig breeds for modern keeping systems focusing on animal welfare, reduced losses and improve animal vitality
      OPG ZSH2V / Schweinezuchtverband Baden-Württemberg e.V.
      • German Saddleback
      • native pig breeds
      • animal welfare
      • breeding programs
      • fitness traits
      • health traits
      • RFID-UHF tags
      • artificial insemination
      • digital farming
      • piglet vitality
      • maternal behavior
      • genomic evaluation
      • sustainable pork production
      • sow fertility
      • trait data recording

      Nest-building materials for sows during farrowing – Short review (version 1.0)

      document
      Jan 01, 2024
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      Kennis­platform voor de groene sector
      Pedersen, L.J.+ 2
      • pigs
      • animal welfare
      • EU legislation
      • pig farming
      • welfare indicators
      • straw enrichment
      • farrowing
      • transport regulations
      • slaughter standards
      • nest-building
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