Healthy sows lead to better piglets

It isn’t quite clear whether France has fully met all new EU guidelines with regards to group housing for gestating sows. Where the change was applied, however, reactions are positive. Sébastien Menguy, pig breeder near Plussulien, Brittany, France, explains. By Vincent ter Beek In the middle of his new group housing section, with several sows nibbling at his boots, Sébastien Menguy explains about his animals’ behaviour of late. Gesticulating with his hands he imitates a ca