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As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of the final results of the agricultural census, 83% of cattle were kept in loose housing and 79% of pigs on fully slatted floors as of March 1, 2020. With a share of 65%, floor housing continued to dominate in the keeping of laying hens. In 2010, the proportions were 74% (cattle in loose housing), 67% (pigs on fully slatted floors), and 66% (laying hens kept on floor systems).
As of March 1, 2020, 34,800 farms in Germany had around 27.8 million housing places for pigs, which was 47% fewer farms compared to 2010 (65,200 farms) with 28.5 million housing places (down 3% in 2020). The fully slatted floor continues to be the dominant housing method in 2020. In a ten-year comparison, barns equipped with fully slatted floors increased from 67% to 79%, while only 17% of the pig housing places in 2020 consisted of partially slatted floors (2010: 25%). Other housing methods, such as housing with deep litter or bedding, were hardly represented at 4% (2010: 8%). Only 1 % of the pig housing areas had access to an outdoor run.
August 4, 2021/ Destatis/ Germany.
https://www.destatis.de/
