Intuitively, we expected that the temperatureinduced
increase in the use of the slatted fl oor by sows
for lying might result in increased use of the solid floor
for elimination, in line with fi ndings of gilts eliminating
away from resting areas (Damm and Pedersen, 2000).
However, this was not the case. The sows still preferred
the solid floor for resting, selecting the slatted floor for
cooling down and for defecation.