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Canadian groups draft hog housing code, seek comment
Story Date: 6/4/2013
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Source: Rita Jane Gabbett, MEATINGPLACE, 6/3/13
The Canadian Pork Council and the National Farm Animal Care Council have launched a public comment period on the draft Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs.
The draft recommends housing gilts in groups prior to breeding and group housing gilts and sows by size. From weaning to mating, the groups suggest sows can be kept in individual stalls or in groups.
The draft code would require as of July 1, 2024, that mated gilts and sows be housed in groups. Individual stalls may be used for up to 28 days after the date of last breeding with an additional period of up to seven days permitted to manage grouping.
For all housing newly built or rebuilt or brought into use for the first time after July 1, 2014, mated gilts and sows must be housed in groups, according to the draft.
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