Technological monitoring during farrowing reduces piglet mortality and enables timely intervention for sow complications, with significant welfare benefits in modern pig production.
Monitoring technology during farrowing addresses some of the most acute welfare failures in pig production - piglet deaths from overlying and hypothermia, and untreated sow complications. The welfare impact of real-time farrowing alerts is substantial: attending farrowings reduces mortality, allows timely intervention for stuck piglets, and enables assessment of sow comfort during parturition. For systems unable to provide continuous human supervision, automated alert systems represent a meaningful welfare improvement over no monitoring.