Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Sow housing: opportunities, constraints, and unknowns.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 2005
- Authors:
- Deen, John et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine · United States
Abstract
As Webster has stated, we have real opportunities to provide incremental improvements to a whole range of welfare factors. We need a disciplined approach that takes into account the skills of farmers, veterinarians, and the whole range of other specialists involved in animal agriculture. Improvement is best based on a model of discovery, transparency, and dialogue. Combative models impede discovery and dialogue, and the animals are the most likely to suffer when we create such a scenario. Veterinarians have a real opportunity to aid swine farms in identifying opportunities and allowing for a transparent portrayal of activities on the farm.
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