Free farrowing and crushing: what actually happens?

With free farrowing likely to be at the doorstep for the European Union, it is time to develop new housing systems. But wait! Will piglets get crushed now? Time to zoom in: if piglets die in free farrowing systems, when does that happen, and where, why, how, etc.? A research team in Italy used the latest technology – and gave three take-home messages. The big debate in the European Parliament has been postponed various times now. Yet it is commonly accepted that one day it is going to happe