Farm Animals

Novel Pig Housing Welfare Outcomes

Free-range, deep-litter, and outdoor farrowing systems are expanding driven by consumer demand with welfare outcomes being monitored carefully.

Key Facts

Evidence-based research supports welfare improvements in novel pig housing welfare outcomes
Millions of animals benefit from better farm animals welfare practices
Individual actions and policy change both drive welfare improvements
Science, advocacy, and consumer choice are all important levers for change
Progress is achievable and measurable across this welfare domain

Welfare Considerations

Novel systems require welfare monitoring to confirm outcomes.

What You Can Do

Support farms trialling welfare-positive housing innovations
Advocate for welfare outcome data sharing from novel systems
Choose products from verified high-welfare novel systems
Support research into novel system welfare outcomes