And the winners are… Neonatal piglets

The shape of sow legs or that of newborn piglets’ heads, feeding of gestating sows or playing music in the farrowing room – what do these aspects all have in common? They all have a role to play in neonatal piglet survival. Housing and welfare expert Vivi Aarestrup Moustsen explains. Various activities in the European animal health project ProHealth have proven that all these components influence neonatal piglet survival and therefore from an industry perspective, are indeed very important