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Clockwise from front: Monique Pairis-Garcia, Larry Sadler, Magnus Campler, Justin Kieffer and Amanda Young at OSU’s Swine Facility in Columbus, Ohio
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Bringing science to sow housing

A team of Ohio State researchers, led by Monique Pairis-Garcia and funded by Kraft Heinz, aims to solve the problem of aggression in sow group housing — and make the transition an easier one for producers, processors and the sows themselves.
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Andy Hanacek
November 17, 2016
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The pork industry’s decision to convert to sow housing in recent years had been driven predominantly ethical concerns, but scientific research may yet help producers transition more easily to group housing and handle the new set of challenges it brings.


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Sow housing: an opportunity to innovate

It’s going to take science, innovation and time for the swine industry to move forward on sow gestation stalls.
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Kurt D. Vogel PhD
June 11, 2012
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As the debate over the use of gestation stalls continues, it has become clearer that science is not the trump card in decision making, but it is still an incredibly valuable component.
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