Extreme Weather
What To Look For:
Extreme weather poses the main challenges to outdoor pig welfare – rain, wind, hot and low temperatures, mud, ice, etc.
Additional information:
Extreme weather poses the main challenges to outdoor pig welfare – rain, wind, hot and low temperatures, mud, ice, etc.
Suggestions:
Having contingency plans can help reduce the impact of extreme weather on the pigs.
Things to consider:
- In the cold – water supply, feed supply, thermal comfort. Staff access to farm and fields (eg in snow).
- In the heat – additional water (eg free standing barrels with drinkers attached), sprinklers (eg hosepipe with small holes), wallow opportunities, sunburn, additional shade (tall hedges or awnings), insulate buildings.
Additional material:
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