Unlocking Sows’ Welfare: The Farm-Level Economic Impact of Phasing out Farrowing Crates for Sows in the European Union’s Pig Breeding Industry

Unlocking Sows’ Welfare: The Farm-Level Economic Impact of Phasing out Farrowing Crates for Sows in the European Union’s Pig Breeding Industry

The main purpose of this study is to assess the farm-level economic consequences of the planned introduction of a ban on farrowing crates for sows in the EU pig sector, being a response by the European Commission to the ‘End the Cage Age’ Initiative. The impact assessment was carried out in three st...

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Main Authors: Agata Malak-Rawlikowska, Edward Majewski, Norbert Potori, Mariusz Hamulczuk, Viktor Szili, Edit Egri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Agriculture
Subjects:
EU pig production
farrowing crates
free-farrowing systems
phasing out cages
EU policy
animal welfare
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/14/2/187

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