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Danish trials indicate that pen shape should be rectangular with a 2:1 length:width ratio, which accommodates activities such as resting, eating, defecating as well as social activities.

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.

The planning of a new pig unit or remodelling of an existing one starts with the biological assumptions for the production that is going to take place in the unit.