Insemination in group housing – it works

Pig producer Tim Kropp in Diepenau, Germany, chose to inseminate his sows without actually having them in sow stalls. For him, inseminating the sows in groups works well. The percentage of sows not-in-pig is about 5%. Curious, the sows turn their heads towards the photographer. As soon as they have concluded that whatever is about to happen is not going to be overly spectacular, they continue with what they were doing before: rooting in straw, play with one of the balls or just find a good plac