The new breeding house has a surface of 450 m2. Photos: Frank Uijlenbroek
Farmer Eckhard Grobbe has a mixed farm with 330 sows in Lower Saxony, Germany. Anticipating new welfare legislation in the breeding area as from 2029, he recently built an entirely new artificial insemination (AI) room, ready to face the future. The piece of pioneering work might be a glimpse of what future pig production might entail. “Wow – they do have a lot of space!” The Pig Progress photographer looks surprised when he steps into Eckhard and Gunda Grobbe’s new insemination facil
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