Indoor Housing
In the indoor system pigs are housed mainly indoors with access to a concrete outside run
(e.g.Austria, Germany or Switzerland).
Barn types range from heated buildings with artificial ventilation to uninsulated barns with an open front.
The main challenge related to this housing system is to provide a pen that allows sows and piglets to express natural behaviour.
The separation of the lying, defecation and activity areas is the prerequisite to avoid health problems, economic
losses and extra work. Another challenge concerns provision of the individual temperature for sows, piglets,
weaners and fatteners depending on their individual requirements.