Why you should always pilot new ideas on-farm

The knowledge about pig welfare, and how it can be improved in practice, is constantly growing. However, scientific knowledge does not directly translate into farm “know-how”. There is too little translation from research into practice. It can also never give a guarantee for success for every farm, as each farm has its own characteristics. On farm piloting of new ideas is therefore a must. There are various reasons for improving pig welfare, for example to increase production performance