Welfare problems associated with electronic feeder systems
9 November 2018
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Aggression
- Adding sows to an established group
- Group systems
- Shape of yard
Infertility
- Stress after feeding
- Stress at feeding
Loss of sow identification
- Lost transponder tags / collars
- Thin sow
- Education - understanding
- Poor design and maintenance
Skin abrasions
- Aggression
Stress at mixing
- Badly designed ESF system
Variable litter size
- Embryo reabsorption / stress
Vulva biting
- Feeder design
- Poor pen/yard design
- Queuing for feed
