Betekenis van:
farrowing

Voorbeeldzinnen

1. Sows 2 weeks before farrowing and during lactation.
2. see other pigs; however, in the week before the expected farrowing time and during farrowing, sows and gilts can be kept out of the sight of conspecifics.
3. If they are placed in farrowing crates, pregnant sows and gilts must be thoroughly cleaned.
4. further developments of loose-house systems for sows in the service area and for farrowing sows which meet the needs of the sow without compromising piglet survival;
5. If necessary (for example, in farrowing accommodation or where sows are kept in small groups of less than 10 individuals), a group can consist of more than one pen.
6. For farrowing/lactation rooms, the minimum room temperature necessary is that required to allow an adequate temperature to be maintained in the piglet lying area, taking account of any local heat supply.
7. Bedding should be provided for all pigs, unless precluded for experimental reasons, and is particularly important for farrowing sows, which have a strong motivation to perform nest-building behaviour, and for pigs on restricted feeding regimes, which have a strong motivation to express foraging behaviour.
8. Thus, although the use of farrowing crates can safeguard piglet survival and welfare under some conditions, the close confinement of sows during the perinatal and suckling periods should be limited as far as possible and loose housing systems should be aimed at.