Project

Prevention and handling of weak sows

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Abstract

The objective of the project is to conduct research targeting an improvement og animal welfare in Danish sow herds through improved prevention and handling og weak sows in systems with loose housed pregnant sows. When the results are implemented we expect that the welfare of the sows are improved in a manner, which will improve farm economy as well. The objective will be achieved through the following goals:

1. Identification of sows with an elevated risk for culling/euthanasia (wakk sows) in systes with loose housed preghgnant sowsand further to obtain increased knowledhge on how the stockman identifies and handle sows with difficulties in these systems

2. To indentify risk factors and to estimate efffetcs of prevalence of weak sows

3. To improve an existing replacement model for sows targeting handling of weak sows

Partners

Department of Agroecology DJF
Department of Large Animal Science, KU-LIFE

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