MANAGEMENT: Gestation sow housing – the debate continues

Instead of making decisions based largely on emotion, they should be based on sound science. And that suggests gestation stalls offer a number of advantages


by JIM DALRYMPLE

Over the past year, there’s been much discussion about the gestation (dry sow) housing systems in use around the world. Already California has voted in legislation to stop the use of individual stalls for dry sows and also to restrict the housing methods for egg production. There was little scientific basis for this decision, which was largely based on emotion.

Better Pork - June 2009