Aroora Enterprises Piggery
Aroora Piggery is a standard 500 sow farrow-to-finish pig farm in Jervois, SA. As of 2008 there was also a separate grow-out facility on a different site, however it is unknown whether this is still the case.
Unlike most intensive pig farms, Aroora Piggery does not appear to cut off the tails of the piglets, however they do still cut chunks out of their ears as a method of identification.
The sows are confined to small metal cages within farrowing crates for up to 6 weeks at a time, on hard concrete and metal floors; at least one was found living in her own excrement. In several farrowing crates, the water pipes above were dripping continuously onto the sows.
Pregnant sows are packed into small pens with wooden and metal floors.
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Aroora pig passion spans generations
Sunday 14 Sep 2014 by
Three generations of the Davis family, Aroora Enterprises, Murray Bridge, take part in the Royal Adelaide Show each year. Read more >
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Supreme win for Aroora
Tuesday 24 Sep 2013 by
Aroora Enterprises won supreme pig of the Royal Adelaide Show with a Large White boar. Read more >
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Prices give piggeries a leg-up
Tuesday 23 Jun 2009 by
As the pig industry prepares to commemorate the centenary of stud breeding in Australia, pig producers are still smiling, thanks to handy prices over the past few months. Read more >
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Good times return for Aust pig producers
Monday 29 Dec 2008 by
Murray Bridge producer Greg Davis, south-east of Adelaide, SA, had to tighten his belt to get through the industry's tough time, when low prices and high grain costs crippled the industry. Read more >
