Sows in group housing

Comparison of zootechnic performances and identification of best breeding practices according to the feeding system for group-housed sows in the Quebec context

Features - Porc Québec, september 2022
Power Point Presentation
Report

Training workshop on new arrivals for group-housed sows

Presentations

Optimize management strategies for gestating group-housed sows using free access ESF systems

Fact sheet
Features - le Bulletin des agriculteurs, november 2019
Features - Porc Québec, november 2019 (French)
Final report
Power Point Presentation

Evaluating water wastage as per various drinking systems and the study of drinking behavior of gestating group-housed sows

Fact sheet
Features - Porc Québec, June 2019
Final report
Power Point Presentation

Transitioning to group housing: everything you need to know

Training Manual - Housing Sows in Groups
PowerPoint presentation - Different feeding systems for sows housed in groups
Barn layouts (plans) according to different systems
Information Sheet and Video - Floor feeding system
Information Sheet and Video - Free-access feeding system with partial (shoulder) stalls
Information Sheet and Video - Automated (ESF) feeding system with self-locking stalls
Information Sheet and Video - Electronic Sow Feeding (ESF) automated feeding system

Building Refits

Innovative feeding system for pregnant sows housed in groups (Self-locking stalls)

Feature - Porc Québec magazine, April 2014
Fact sheet - Innovative feeding system
Final report - Development of an innovative group feeding system for gestating sows

Technology and Techniques Fact-finding Mission: Group Housing for Pregnant Sows

Feature - Porc Québec magazine, June 2013
Feature - Porc Québec magazine, April 2013
PowerPoint presentation - European fact-finding mission on housing pregnant sows in groups, as well as practices that contribute to swine welfare
Technical Report of Fact-finding Mission - March 2013
Report on the farm visits