Gestation crate
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A gestation crate, also known as a sow stall, is a metal enclosure in which a farmed sow used for breeding may be kept during pregnancy. A standard crate measures 6.6 ft × 2.0 ft. This is insufficient
Gestation crates, used on modern pig-production facilities, commonly referred to as factory farms
Sows used for breeding in 6.6 ft × 2.0 ft (2 m × 60 cm) gestation crates
Nursing sow in a farrowing crate
A sow will stay in a gestation crate for the four-month period of her pregnancy.
Anaerobic lagoon
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An anaerobic lagoon or manure lagoon is a man-made outdoor earthen basin filled with animal waste that undergoes anaerobic respiration as part of a system designed to manage and treat refuse created b
Gestation crate
…and are instead floored with slatted plastic, concrete or metal to allow waste to drop below. This waste is then flushed into open-air pits known as lagoons. A few days before giving birth, sows are moved to farrowing crates where they are able to stand up and lie down, with an attached crate from which…
Anaerobic treatment lagoon at the Cal Poly Dairy