Breeding boars are often housed in individual stalls with minimal enrichment or social contact, creating significant welfare problems for an intelligent, social animal.
Boars are often the forgotten animals of the pig industry - less visible than sows or finishing pigs, but subject to significant welfare compromise through individual housing and barren environments. Their intelligence and social nature mean that isolation and boredom cause genuine suffering. Enrichment provision and, where manageable, social contact represent important welfare improvements.