Effective enrichment management in pig housing requires systematic rotation protocols to maintain novelty and engagement, supported by monitoring of enrichment use.
Enrichment rotation is a management decision that significantly affects the welfare benefit of enrichment provision. Simply providing enrichment without managing its novelty leads to rapid habituation and loss of welfare benefit. Systematic rotation - changing materials, positions and types on regular schedules - maintains the engagement that delivers welfare benefit. Monitoring enrichment use transforms provision from a compliance exercise to a genuine welfare tool.