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Survey Shows Few Sows In Open Housing

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The announcement that food companies will require farms to be gestation-stall free is a difficult ask as most sows are currently kept in individual housing during gestation.

Some food companies have declared that they will only support producers who do not use gestation stalls. However, this survey found that the vast majority of sows in the U.S. are kept in individual housing during gestation. Therefore, it was concluded that it would be difficult for most producers to meet the food companies requirements to be gestation-stall free.

Article Summary:

“A survey issued at the World Pork Expo, the annual trade show of the National Pork Producers Council, shows the overwhelming majority of the U.S. sow herd spends some time in individual housing, known as gestation stalls.”
“NPPC officials said the findings confirm NPPC’s concerns about recent pronouncements by food companies that they will use only pork from operations that are gestation-stall free.”

“The survey found that currently only 17.3 percent of sows spend a portion of gestation in open pens.”

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Citations:

Ron Plain, National Pork Producers Council, 2012 United States (National)

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Animals Used for Food English Factory Farming Living Conditions “Humane” Farming Pigs

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