Piglets nursing from a sow in a farrowing crate - Sows are moved to farrowing crates a week before they give birth then confined for up to six weeks while they nurse their piglets. Farrowing crates allow enough room for a sow to stand up, lie down and take one or two small steps forward and backwards, without turning around. - Captured at EcoPiggery, Leitchville VIC Australia.

Piglets nursing from a sow in a farrowing crate

Sows are moved to farrowing crates a week before they give birth then confined for up to six weeks while they nurse their piglets. Farrowing crates allow enough room for a sow to stand up, lie down and take one or two small steps forward and backwards, without turning around.
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Published Mon 3 June 2024
Captured/filmed 2024
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Country Australia
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EcoPiggery, Leitchville, Victoria, Australia

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