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Do the accommodation conditions for your gestating sows in group comply with the welfare normatives? Find out with the new test on welfare.

To many pig producers cleaning and disinfection is a chore they view as an expensive tedious burden.

The new test on animal welfare in swine herds will demonstrate your knowledge on the welfare of weaned piglets.

Is the European normative for welfare observed? Verify it with our test!

This month we are setting you a new test, in this case on the welfare of sows accommodated in stalls during gestation.

Do the accommodation conditions for your fattening pigs comply with the welfare normatives? Find out with the new test on welfare during fattening.

Approximately 80% of the 120 million male pigs that are slaughtered every year in the European Union are castrated (EFSA, 2004).

The new test in the welfare section is dedicated to conditions during weaning.

A new instalment of the test on animal welfare in swine herds. This test evaluates your knowledge on the welfare of gestating sows allotted in groups.

With the current part you can assess your knowledge on pig welfare during the fattening phase: How much space do they need?, What is the maximum level of noise?, etc.

The aggressions can provoke lesions and exclusion from feed for the weaker animals.

Test your knowledge on the European legislation about the minimum standards for the protection of pigs (2001/88/EC of 23/Oct/2001 and 2001/93/EC of 9/Nov/2001)

Space/comfort, after feeding and nourishment, is without doubt a limiting factor for the establishment of a quick, and above all, solid hierarchy.

For the animals to be comfortable it is important to know their needs. The more needs that we can fulfill the more productive the animal will be.

With this article we begin the publication of a series of three unpublished articles by José Barceló for pig333.com on the age at weaning. José gave us the articles a few days before his death. As a way of paying homage to him we have decided to publish them posthumously without any alterations.

Piglets are born with very limited energy reserves: compared to other newborn mammals, they have much less energy stored per kg liveweight.