New german pig unit offers open house: Prior to starting operations, a central-German sow house was thrown open to visitors

摘要

Some European sow housing for the 21st century performed a useful second function in Germany recently, as a hospitality area to receive over 3,000 guests, when one of the country's newest pig units opened its doors to visitors. The occasion was an "open house" before the new piglet-producing site stocked with animals and started operations. It has been constructed by the Heberndorf Agrar farm cooperative in the Thuringen area of central Germany. The attraction to visitors of the open house was the chance to view a project that not only meets the latest European Union regulations on houses for sows, but also incorporates some interesting differences in technique.