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๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐!This time we highlight the Good Practice โLoose Lactation & Piglet Comminglingโ, from the topic Ban of Cages.
In this video, Jason McGrath, farmer and co-owner of Ashleigh Farms in Ireland, explains how their good practice involves the use of 6.5 mยฒ lactation pens with farrowing crates that are opened between day 4 and day 7, allowing sows more freedom of movement. Piglets are allowed to co-mingle from 20 days of age and are weaned at 28 days.
This approach supports piglet socialization and reduces stress at weaning. Watch the full videopill now!
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Infographics: Risk Assessment Tool and Indicator Pens
This infographic highlights the practical tool that helps farmers identify potential risk factors when preparing for the production of pigs with undocked tails.
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๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐!In the topic โBan of cagesโ, we present the Good Practice โEasy Access Creepโ โ a pen design that improves piglet care and reduces stress for both animals and staff.
By placing the covered creep area near the passageway, caretakers can check litters daily without entering the pen.
Watch the videopill now and learn how this design supports better welfare in loose housing systems.LikecommentshareMy favorites
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๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐!This Good Practice supports pig farmers in transitioning to undocked tail production. The Risk Assessment Tool helps identify key risk factors for tail biting, including water supply, feed quality, rooting material, climate, health and management. The tool provides a checklist and action plan to evaluate and address risks on-farm.
Watch the full videopill now and learn more about this tool!
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Infographics: Loose lactation & piglet commingling
This new infographic illustrates the practice of allowing the piglets to comingle.
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Infographics: Drained flooring
This new infographic illustrates the use of Drained flooring, wich combines the benefits of solid and slatted floors.
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Agriculture & Foodhas published an article about the WelFarmers project, highlighting Denmarkโs leading role in implementing practical pig welfare solutions.
The article explains how Danish partners are turning vision into action โ with real examples of loose housing, intact tails, and pen design improvements already in place on farms.
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The article explains how Danish partners are turning vision into action โ with real examples of loose housing, intact tails, and pen design improvements already in place on farms.
Read the full article now!
WelFarmers: Danish pigs shape the course of future welfare With over 90 solutions collected and validation well underway, the Danish pig industry is entering a new phase in the WelFarmersโ project
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Cardboard Pigs โ Decision Support Tool is a practical, low-cost, and scalable solution to improve pen design for loose housing of lactating sows.
Using scale models and a checklist, it allows farmers to visualise and compare layouts before construction, reducing the risk of poor investments and helping ensure more welfare-friendly facilities.
Watch the videopill now and learn more about this tool!
Using scale models and a checklist, it allows farmers to visualise and compare layouts before construction, reducing the risk of poor investments and helping ensure more welfare-friendly facilities.
Watch the videopill now and learn more about this tool!
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Infographics: Enhancing the value of immunocastration for 144 kg pigs
One of the winners of the โAvoiding Pain in Castration (APC)โ category was this set of good practices.
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Within the topic "Pigs with undocked tails", we introduce one of the selected Best Practices: More and changing rooting material.
This approach monitors pigs for early signs of tail biting and responds by providing additional and varied rooting materials like straw or beet pellets. By encouraging natural exploratory behaviours, this practice helps prevent tail biting outbreaks and improves overall animal welfare.
Watch the videopill now and discover how such a small change can make a big difference!
This approach monitors pigs for early signs of tail biting and responds by providing additional and varied rooting materials like straw or beet pellets. By encouraging natural exploratory behaviours, this practice helps prevent tail biting outbreaks and improves overall animal welfare.
Watch the videopill now and discover how such a small change can make a big difference!3 Like1 CommentsshareMy favorites
08-Dec-2025lynda-smitIt should be obvious to anyone with half a brain that the closer we get to natural rearing practices, the less we have to witness unnatural tail biting practices.