Beschreibung:
Conventional pig farmers and more particularly their pigs face many challenges throughout different production stages that can alter the welfare and health of the animals and impair the farmers economy and motivation in the long run. In Germany, all pig production stages are regulated but these regulations are seen increasingly critical by different stakeholders as they outline only minimum husbandry and management standards. On one hand, first amendments of the “Animal Welfare Livestock Husbandry Ordinance” (German: Tierschutz- Nutztierhaltungsverordnung), that for example decrease the dur...