Directory of suppliers of free farrowing systems for pigs

The table below, while not exhaustive (other suppliers are available), provides links and contacts to a range of systems described in the supporting pages on alternative farrowing systems for pigs.

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Directory of suppliers

System	Manufacturer	Contact
360ﹾ Farrower™	Designed by Midland Pigs Producers (Leavesley Group) and manufactured by Quality Equipment	Web: Free Farrow Ltd \| 360 Freedom Farrower - combining welfare with performance Email: info@quality-equipment.co.uk Web: 360 Freedom Farrower - Quality Equipment (quality-equipment.co.uk)
ProDromi®	Vereijken	Email: info@vereijkengroup.com Web: Pro Dromi \| Vereijken Pig Farrowing Systems (vereijkengroup.com)
Sow Welfare And Piglet pen – SWAP	Skiold Group	Email: skiold@skiold.com Web: Pig Pens - Quality penning for all pigs \| SKIOLD JYDEN
OPTI-FARROW (Vissing-Agro)	Vissing Agro	Email: lb@vissinagro.dk Web: Farrowing unit - Vissing Agro
MultiFarrow®	Nijenkamp BV	Email: info@nijenkamp.net Web: -1375 (nijenkamp.co.uk)
PigSAFE	Designed by Newcastle University and SRUC	Web: ncl.ac.uk/nes/our-research/pigsafe/
DanishFF (Free Farrower)	Skiold Group	Email: skiold@skiold.com Web: Pig Pens - Quality penning for all pigs \| SKIOLD JYDEN
Swiss FF	Huber-Kontech Moser-Stalleinrichtunge	Web: Krieger AG (krieger-ag.ch) (german or French language options) info@huber-kontech.ch Web: Huber Kontech AG :: Metallbau, Stallbau, Sitzplatzverglasung, Basel, Zug, Sursee (huber-kontech.ch) Email: info@moser-stalleinrichtungen.ch Web: Aplhanest© Abferkelbucht Zuchtstall \| Moser Stalleinrichtungen AG (moser-stalleinrichtungen.ch)
Comfort Pen	Fjoss Systemer	Email: bygg@fjossystemer.no Web: Fjøssystemer - Fjøs og utstyr til landbruket! (fjossystemer.no)
WelCon System	Schauer Agrotronic	Email: office@schauer-agrotronic.com Web: Stable technology Schauer (schauer-agrotronic.com)
Deep litter group systems – Ljungstrøm-type	None provided	Discuss with your preferred building supplier
Deep litter group systems – Thorstensson-type	None provided	Discuss with your preferred building supplier
Two-Stage group systems	Rivalea	Email: info@rivalea.com.au Web: Rivalea Australia > Pork
Group lactation system	Wageningen*	Web: wur.nl/en/wageningen-university.htm

* This system is not commercially available and was custom built for a specific trial. This means the supplier may only be able to supply plans.

Further links and resources

Free Farrowing: Examples of each system, farmer resources (including economic models and costings) and research. Authored by Newcastle University.
Compassion In World Farming: Indoor free farrowing Guide, with overview and interpretation of advantages and disadvantages of each system
Pig Progress: Comparison of 10 Danish loose farrowing crate designs
Science Direct: Higher preweaning mortality in free farrowing pens compared with farrowing crates in three commercial pig farms
Animal Production Science: A comparison of piglet production and survival in the Werribee Farrowing Pen and conventional farrowing crates at a commercial farm
Journal of Animal Science: Temporary confinement of loose-housed hyperprolific sows reduces piglet mortality
Science Direct: Observations of sows and piglets housed in farrowing pens with temporary crating or farrowing crates on a commercial farm

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