Farm visit: Maternity rings (part 1) – Free farrowing, no space issue

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Sow and piglets are calmly resting in this pen with a maternity ring. Photos: Vincent ter Beek
Sow and piglets are calmly resting in this pen with a maternity ring. Photos: Vincent ter Beek
A free farrowing system that can be retrofitted into existing lactation facilities. That is the core of the maternity rings, a challenging and bold road the Australian integrator SunPork has taken recently. Roseworthy Farm near Adelaide, South Australia, was one of the first to get maternity rings on-site – and that is only the beginning. This is part 1 of a 3-part visit. READ PART 2 AND PART 3 To be fair: rings are not entirely new – over the years, similar variations were introduced,


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