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<blockquote data-quote="Brandonm2" data-source="post: 329624" data-attributes="member: 2095"><p>Smithfield probably needs to do this in order to keep exporting product. Having worked on those big farms, (some of whom now are Smithfield's) I don't think it would be a big problem at all too switch from gestation crates too gestation pens. We kept all the early weaners, late weaners, virgin gilts, and culls in pens in the boar barn anyway (this was pre-widespread A.I). Putting newly bred gilts in a crate for the first time was often extremely physically demanding. With decent management there shouldn't be a problem other than adding some floor space and that could be done just by dropping capacity. My big question is how much this will effect conception rates and farrowing rates. If they are doing it voluntarily you can almost bet that at some point in time everybody will have to do it mandatorily.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brandonm2, post: 329624, member: 2095"] Smithfield probably needs to do this in order to keep exporting product. Having worked on those big farms, (some of whom now are Smithfield's) I don't think it would be a big problem at all too switch from gestation crates too gestation pens. We kept all the early weaners, late weaners, virgin gilts, and culls in pens in the boar barn anyway (this was pre-widespread A.I). Putting newly bred gilts in a crate for the first time was often extremely physically demanding. With decent management there shouldn't be a problem other than adding some floor space and that could be done just by dropping capacity. My big question is how much this will effect conception rates and farrowing rates. If they are doing it voluntarily you can almost bet that at some point in time everybody will have to do it mandatorily. [/QUOTE]
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