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A comparison of two indoor farrowing systems for sows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

J. B. Robertson ,
R. Laird ,
J. K. S. Hall ,
R. J. Forsyth ,
J. M. Thomson  and
J. Walker-Love
J. B. Robertson
Affiliation:
The West of Scotland Agricultural College, Ayr
R. Laird
Affiliation:
The West of Scotland Agricultural College, Ayr
J. K. S. Hall
Affiliation:
The West of Scotland Agricultural College, Ayr
R. J. Forsyth
Affiliation:
The West of Scotland Agricultural College, Ayr
J. M. Thomson
Affiliation:
The West of Scotland Agricultural College, Ayr
J. Walker-Love
Affiliation:
The West of Scotland Agricultural College, Ayr
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1. Over a 3-year period 150 farrowings of Large White sows were used to compare a stall farrowing system with a conventional-pen farrowing system.

2. Farrowing in the stall system of management resulted in a significantly lower percentage mortality both at 3 weeks (5·73±2·70%) and at 8 weeks (7·92±2·89%), than in the conventional-pen system.

3. Both total litter and individual pig weights were higher at 3 and 8 weeks in the stall system.

4. Despite higher building and electricity costs the stall system showed a margin of £1, 14s. per litter over the conventional-pen system.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , June 1966 , pp. 171 - 178
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1966

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