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Environmental impact from pigs finished under different housing and feeding systems: 1. liquid versus dry feeding in fully slatted and straw-bedded housing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

T.G.M. Demmers ,
N. Teer  and
B. P. Gill
T.G.M. Demmers*
Affiliation:
Silsoe Research Institute, Wrest Park, Silsoe, MK45 4HS, U.K.
N. Teer
Affiliation:
Silsoe Research Institute, Wrest Park, Silsoe, MK45 4HS, U.K.
B. P. Gill
Affiliation:
Meat and Livestock Commission, PO Box 44, Winterhill House, Snowdon Drive, Milton Keynes, MK58AJ, U.K.
*
E-mail: theo.demmers@bbsrc.ac.uk
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There is a need to identify pig finishing systems that meet the requirements of both pig producers and society. These require that a system is economically efficient, but also takes due account of animal welfare, food safety and environmental considerations. As part of an integrated investigation, this study assessed the environmental implications (gaseous emissions and waste output and composition) of giving pigs either dry or liquid feed, when housed in either fully-slatted or straw-based accommodation.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2004 , 2004 , pp. 45
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2004

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