How to reduce piglet mortality figures?

13-06-2016 | | |
How to reduce piglet mortality figures? [Photo: Joris Telders]
How to reduce piglet mortality figures? [Photo: Joris Telders]
Both the Netherlands and Denmark are under societal pressure to reduce piglet mortality figures. What do both countries do to meet these novel demands? The Danish pig industry has felt the effects of increased societal pressure to reduce piglet mortality figures since 2010. In that year, the Danish government initiated an initiative to reduce piglet mortality by installing a taskforce. Its goal: by 2020, 1 more piglet per litter should survive than in 2014. Rikke Ingeman Svarrer, project manag


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Erik Ordelman Pig industry reporter