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Welcome
The purpose of this Web site is to provide
access to a number of educational initiatives concerning sow housing
issues.
These include a conference proceeding on sow
housing, a sow housing care and welfare bibliography, as well as
information on how to request a DVD/CD that contains the proceedings
and the bibliography along with two videos. One video features
the presentations made by various academics on different sow housing
systems (stalls, small groups, large groups, and hoops/extensive
systems). The second video "Sow Gestation Housing: Considering
the Options" features
visits to five farms using different methods to house sows. These
include stalls, small pens, large groups with electronic sow feeding
systems, outdoor system, and a hoop system. Producers describe
their systems and explain their decision to use a particular sow
housing system.
This USDA/CSREES funded project provides links
to various sites including the National Agricultural Library site.
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