A comprehensive review of housing for pregnant sows

Authors

R. Tracy Rhodes, AVMA Executive Board
Michael C. Appleby, The Humane Society of the United States
Kathy Chinn
Lawrence Douglas, University of Maryland at College Park
Lawrence D. Firkins, University of Illinois
Katherine A. Houpt, Cornell University
Christa Irwin, AVMA Animal Welfare Committee
John J. McGlone, Texas Tech University
Paul Sundberg, National Pork Board
Lisa Tokach
Robert W. Wills, Mississippi State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-15-2005

Abstract

In response to a resolution ratified by the AVMA House of Delegates and at the recommendation of the association's Animal Welfare Committee, the members of the Task Force on the Housing of Pregnant Sows conducted a thorough and objective review of the scientific evidence relating to the impact on the health and welfare of keeping breeding sows in gestation stalls. During their review, members of the Task Force evaluated more than 1,500 pages of peer-reviewed science. The following comprises their report and recommendations.

Recommended Citation

Rhodes, R. T., Appleby, M. C., Chinn, K., Douglas, L., Firkins, L. D., Houpt, K. A., ... & Wills, R. W. (2005). A comprehensive review of housing for pregnant sows. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 227(10), 1580-1590. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.2005.227.1580