The aim of the ZERN initial project "Future-orientated fattening pig husbandry" is the scientific examination of forward-looking and socially accepted husbandry systems for fattening pigs with bedding and free-range housing. In this project, these housing systems are analysed and evaluated holistically. Issues from the fields of animal welfare and animal health, animal ethics, animal nutrition, meat and product quality, as well as economics are addressed. Particular attention is paid to conflicts of interest arising in these husbandry systems, especially with regard to animal health, biosecurity, emissions, nutrient efficiency and economic efficiency.
Project management: Dr. Thies Jesper Nicolaisen (TiHo) Thies.Jesper.Nicolaisen@tiho-hannover.de