Improving the welfare of farrowing sows: The design of nest building materials for breeding sows in farrowing pens in intensive farming

Title

Improving the welfare of farrowing sows: The design of nest building materials for breeding sows in farrowing pens in intensive farming

 Author

Hoogendoorn, S.

Contributor

Ninaber van Eyben, B. (mentor)
Schifferstein, H.N.J. (mentor)

Faculty

Industrial Design Engineering

 Department

Industrial Design

 Programme

Master of Science Design for Interaction

 Date

2012-04-04

 Abstract

This master thesis shows the design of nest building materials for farrowing sows in intensive farming. The process and design are based on the way farrowing sows in nature build nests. The goal was to improve the animal welfare of farrowing sows by giving them the possibility of performing their natural nest building behaviour.

 Subject

sows
farrowing
intensive farming
nest building materials

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Student theses

 Document type

master thesis

 Rights

(c) 2012 Hoogendoorn, S.
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