Consumer interest and concern with sow housing is an important, emerging issue in the United States. The pork industry has moved to using gestation stalls over the past 40 years since they reduce ...

Ag News Wire With major pork buyers like McDonald’s, Hormel and Safeway announcing plans to move toward gestation stall-free suppliers, Minnesota hog farmers may be exploring group housing ...

Studies comparing individual stalls to group housing systems ... Finally, the impact of competitive feeding situations on sow behavior and energy requirements has been investigated.