Effect of additional heating, floor lenght, straw quantity and piglet nest accessibility on piglet losses in organic farrowing pens

H.M. Vermeer; H.W.J. Houwers

Effect of additional heating, floor lenght, straw quantity and piglet nest accessibility on piglet losses in organic farrowing pens

Wageningen Livestock Research

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Abstract

Newborn piglets on organic pig farms have a lower chance to survive their first week than conventional piglets. Poorer climatic conditions, a loose housed mother, large litters with low birth weights are some of the causes. In a series of experiments the effect of housing and climate measures were investigated. Additional floor heating around farrowing to increase vitality did not reduce piglet mortality. Enlargement of the solid floor to facilitate maternal behaviour also didn’t show a lower mortality. In the third experiment the amount of straw didn’t give a lower mortality, but longer flaps in the opening of the piglet nest tended to reduce mortality.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Second Scientific Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), Modena, Italy, 18 - 20 June, 2008
Publisher	Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL)
Pages	118-121
ISBN (Print)	9783037360279
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	2nd ISOFAR Scientific Conference - Duration: 18 Jun 2008 → 20 Jun 2008

Conference

Conference	2nd ISOFAR Scientific Conference
Period	18/06/08 → 20/06/08

Keywords

farrowing pens
farrowing
organic farming
pig farming
mortality
animal housing

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Vermeer, H. M., & Houwers, H. W. J. (2008). Effect of additional heating, floor lenght, straw quantity and piglet nest accessibility on piglet losses in organic farrowing pens. In Proceedings of the Second Scientific Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), Modena, Italy, 18 - 20 June, 2008 (pp. 118-121). Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL). https://edepot.wur.nl/116052

Vermeer, H.M. ; Houwers, H.W.J. / Effect of additional heating, floor lenght, straw quantity and piglet nest accessibility on piglet losses in organic farrowing pens. Proceedings of the Second Scientific Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), Modena, Italy, 18 - 20 June, 2008. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), 2008. pp. 118-121

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Vermeer, HM & Houwers, HWJ 2008, Effect of additional heating, floor lenght, straw quantity and piglet nest accessibility on piglet losses in organic farrowing pens. in Proceedings of the Second Scientific Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), Modena, Italy, 18 - 20 June, 2008. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), pp. 118-121, 2nd ISOFAR Scientific Conference, 18/06/08. <https://edepot.wur.nl/116052>

Effect of additional heating, floor lenght, straw quantity and piglet nest accessibility on piglet losses in organic farrowing pens. / Vermeer, H.M.; Houwers, H.W.J.

Proceedings of the Second Scientific Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), Modena, Italy, 18 - 20 June, 2008. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), 2008. p. 118-121.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › Academic

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Vermeer HM, Houwers HWJ. Effect of additional heating, floor lenght, straw quantity and piglet nest accessibility on piglet losses in organic farrowing pens. In Proceedings of the Second Scientific Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), Modena, Italy, 18 - 20 June, 2008. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL). 2008. p. 118-121