Farm visit: Bringing circular pig production a step closer

09-06-2021 | |
Overview of the barn. At the front are the finishers, at the back the breeding sows. Because there are no sections, the barn is light and contains a lot of air. - Photos: Henk Riswick
Overview of the barn. At the front are the finishers, at the back the breeding sows. Because there are no sections, the barn is light and contains a lot of air. - Photos: Henk Riswick
The cooperative Zonvarken (“Sun Pig”), located in the east of the Netherlands, aims to bring circular pig production one step closer. Animal welfare, climate and job satisfaction are the spearheads in this new concept, which aims to grow to 13 closed farms with 50 sows each. “An idea with which the pig sector can move forward and a qualitatively distinctive concept for humans as well as animals.” That is how Zonvarken was described by the jury of the Dutch contest “The Pig Land’s Be


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