WMDT

Piglets are in the classroom, Caroline County students get hands on in Ag-Science

School lessons usually don’t come with snorts. WMDT visited Caroline County Public Schools today to learn about the newborn ...
Pig Progress

Farm visit: Maternity rings (part 1) – Free farrowing, no space issue

A free farrowing system that can be retrofitted into existing lactation facilities. That is the core of the maternity rings.
AG Week

Sioux Falls ag students go hog wild for a sow giving birth in the classroom

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — There are some new members to the Sioux Falls ag classroom. The week of Easter, their sow, Dolly, farrowed, welcoming 14 piglets. For students like Brody Stenger and Logan Vogel, ...
Pig Progress

Farm visit: Maternity rings (part 2) – The scientific background

A free farrowing system that can be retrofitted into existing lactation facilities. That is the core of the maternity rings.
Animal Welfare Institute

Titto, C. G., Ricci, G. D. 2023. Behavioral and physiological changes in sows and piglets maintained in farrowing cages or open stalls during summer. Journal of Veterinary ...

Containment cages are one of the main causes of chronic stress and reduced welfare during swine production as well as in hot environments. The objective of this study was to evaluate behavioral ...