Stress control in pigs: introduce a rabbit!

For the pork producer, the top priorities are growth and feed conversion. But managing a finishing pig operation requires more than just providing good feed. Raising healthy, peaceful pigs is at least as important, and the livestock manager can also have a great deal of control over these aspects. Keeping the stress (aggression) under control is an important part in this. By Emmy Koeleman Preventing stress is also important for the offspring. Researchers at the USDA have found that if a pregnan