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One Size Does Not Fit All 

The variation in body size of sows needs greater consideration before gestation stalls are abandoned altogether. Pork producers should ask themselves...

Pen Gestation Isn't Complicated 

The general manager of the country's largest pen gestation system says producers shouldn't fear group sow housing. Bob Ivey wanted to leave the standing-room-only...

Sow Housing Debated 

A University of Illinois animal scientist offers support for individual stalls, while a Canadian scientist provides an overview of group sow housing research....

Stalls or Pens? Ask the Sows! 

Is the move to abandon stalls for gestating sows a done deal? Not in some people's minds. Listen close and you'll hear a murmur spreading in the pork...

Sow Housing Forum Draws Crowd 

The Sow Housing Forum drew a standing-room-only crowd as members of the pork industry from around the world met to discuss options and management solutions...

Oregon Passes Gestation Stall Ban 

The legislature of Oregon has become the first in the nation to pass a ban of sow gestation stalls. Two states, Florida and Arizona, approved voter ballot initiatives outlawing their use...

Discover Conference Focuses on Sows 

The 13th Discover Conference on Food Animal Agriculture will focus solely on lifetime sow productivity. The conference is set for the Brown County Inn in Nashville, IN, on Sept. 9-12...

Iowa Scientists Study Group Sow Housing 

Researchers at Iowa State University (ISU) have been encouraged by sow performance and the economics of group sow housing in hoops as an alternative to gestation stalls...

Cargill Refutes Report It is Phasing Out Stalls 

Cargill Meat Solutions has denied media reports that the company is phasing out its use of sow gestation stalls...

Next Generation Sow Housing 

Henceforth, January 25th, 2007, will serve as a milestone in the U.S. pork industry. On the second day of the Iowa Pork Congress, the trade show floor...

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