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Comparison of sow welfare in the Swedish deep-bedded system and the US crated-sow system
1Pork Industry Institute, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-2141, USA.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
|November 3, 2006
Abstract:
The author estimates that the cost of swine production in the United States would increase by > $1 billion if the Swedish deep-bedded system were adopted as the only system in this country. The question is whether the added cost results in proportionately improved pig welfare.
