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Piglet overlay in Australian farrowing crates - Blantyre Farms, NSW 2013

Piglet overlay in Australian farrowing crates - Blantyre Farms, NSW 2013

"Overlay" is a common cause of piglet death in farrowing crates, where the mother pig lies on top of her young, crushing them. The Australian pig farming industry claims that farrowing crates prevent overlay. However, in farrowing crates, sows often have great difficulty standing up or lying down due to weakness/injury and the confined space. In natural settings, the sow would be able to move away from her piglets before lying down.

Categories	Farm (meat)
Species	Pigs
Tags	Pigs Piggery Pig Farm Factory Farm Farrowing Crates Overlay Dead Piglet Sow
Published	Wed 11 October 2017
Captured/filmed	2013
Created	29 November 2013
ID	b14955cf95
Duration	1m 18s
Credits & licensing	Publisher/creator: Animal Liberation ACT This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Please credit: Animal Liberation ACT. Link not required.
Country	Australia
Location	Golden Grove Piggery, Young, New South Wales, Australia Open in map Open in gallery

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