Farm visit Ontario part 1: Research farm with the latest novelties

Free farrowing, intact boars and loads of nutrition research. In terms of set-up and research ideas, the new Ontario Swine Research Centre (OSRC) near Elora, ON, Canada leads the way in North America. The brand new facility can address every type of pig research that it comes across, to help Ontario’s thriving pork business keep up with the pace of the world. The centre in the spotlight in this first part of a 3-part article. ​Is this an avant garde place – or do they keep pigs in here?