In this section, you will find the reports produced by the working groups of the Centre of Excellence for Pig Welfare, which are designed to provide you with practical support for the care of your farm animals. These reports represent a compilation of knowledge that has been coordinated and technically supplemented by experts from the working groups of the Focus on Animal Welfare network and the federal states. Furthermore, the reports contain a well-founded synthesis of experience gained from consultancy and practical work, scientific data and the latest findings from applied research, the Animal Welfare Model and Demonstration Projects (MuD), as well as other current projects on topics relating to animal welfare and environmental protection.
All publications
Farrowing Systems Part 2: Focus on the Animal
Farrowing systems Part I: Exercise pens and free farrowing
Exhaust air purification systems
African swine fever
Outdoor climate-controlled stables
Internal control
Exercise pens
Pen configuration in piglet rearing and fattening
The structure of the deck – that’s what matters
Pen layout in the holding pen
Factors affecting hoof health
Emission reduction
Manure removal techniques
Piglet castration
Free farrowing
Group housing of sows at the breeding centre
Gruppenhaltung von Sauen im Deckzentrum
Housing guidelines for piglet production
Emergency response plans
No tail docking
Managing large litters
Contingency plan for anaesthetic incidents
Emergency plan for tail-biting
Online information on alternatives to piglet castration without anaesthesia
Practical experiences with the ban on tail docking
Sanitisation chamber
Pig farming with outdoor access
The stable of the future
Feedback from the field on exercise pens and free farrowing
Termine Sachkundelehrgänge nach FerkBetSachkV
Animal Husbandry Labelling Act
Survey results: Managing large litters
Umgang mit kranken und verletzten Tieren
01_Ammoniakreduktion
Outbreaks of tail-biting
Podcast: African Swine Fever
Podcast: Deck Centre
Podcast: Feeding Strategies
Podcast: Insect Protein
Podcast: Hoof Health in Sows
Podcast: Protecting the Climate – Reducing Emissions in Pig Sheds
Podcast: Maternal Instincts in Sows
Video: Alternative piglet rearing systems
Video: Exercise pens at Schwarzenau State Estate
Video: Pilot farms share their practical experiences with alternative farrowing pens
Video: Practical experiences with the BeFree exercise pen
Video: Ring-tailed posture
Video: Tour of the stable of the future
Video: Tour of the stable of the future
Vodcast: Vodcast Latest news on isoflurane anaesthesia
Vodcast: Vodcast Deck Centre
Funded projects: EIP Agri projects
Buchtenstruktur im Wartestall
