Pigs must have permanent access to a sufficient quantity of material such as straw, hay, wood, sawdust, mushroom compost or peat to enable proper investigation and manipulation activities

Livestock housing meets behavioural needs

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Best Practice Guidance:

• Defra (2003) Code of Recommendations for the Welfare of Livestock - Pigs. Defra Publications, London, SW1A 2XX, PB 7950

Defra Project IF0131
Assessment of reduction in environmental burdens through targeted measures compared with whole farm approaches in cropping and livestock systems
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