Aufstallung und Ferkelverluste - Standflächenerhöhung und Korbeinstellung beeinflussen Säugezunahmen und Ferkelverluste

16 % average piglet losses in Germany result in huge financial losses. Despite numerous proposals for improving the design of farrowing crates, piglet losses currently rise faster proportionally than litter sizes increase. The following paper elaborates on how heightening the stand level and of the crates effects piglet losses.