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The farrowing barns have been set up in a tradi- tional way. Cur- rently, reducing piglet mortality and optimising barn climate receive most focus.


Some of the finishers are housed on a fully slatted floor, connected to an air scrubber.


a wide trough as a front panel, because it proved tougher to open. With five pigs per pen, the finisher numbers are also low, because the focus lies on pen repetitions. Half of these units is connected to an air scrubber; the other half is fitted with a low emission system with diagonal pit walls. Soiling remains a focal point. A lower occupancy has already positively contributed. Aluwé says, “We keep searching for


The farm’s front with the air scrubber, connected to the finisher barn’s central air vent.


new possibilities of pen enrichments, combined with an optimal occupancy.”


Using data Aluwé expects that the farm will be used for multiple re- search subjects in the coming years. An important theme is data use. Data are already being recorded in more than one


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