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Confinement is strongly criticised by public opinion and the industry is moving towards innovative housing of lactating sows.

The second part of this article tells us what we can learn from sow's nesting instinct, creep-feed intake, relationship with the operator and groups formation in camping systems for use in our closed farms.

The authors share their strategies in the face of tail biting outbreaks as well as on-going preventative measures.

The authors share their experience on tail biting risk factors identification as well as the production of non-docked pigs.

More attractive for the pigs, more comfortable for farmers.

Spain is, regarding pig census, the third country in the world in relation to pig production, behind China and the USA, and the fourth as pork producer because Germany fattens many piglets imported from The Netherlands and Denmark, and it also slaughters pigs from these and other countries.

Neonatal mortality does not only depend on the design of the farrowing crate, but also on genetic and management factors, as well as litter size, especially with the increased use of hyper-prolific dam lines.

To prevent tail biting, animals must be able to express their exploratory behaviour in an appropriate manner. This article presents the points to consider when choosing the most appropriate material.

Bearing welfare in mind, which should be the size of the group of animals housed in a pen?

This article summarizes the main points to beat heat stress in pigs.

The use of these nests help create two well-differentiated areas: a warmer one for the piglets and a cooler one for the sows.

In many cases, the use of materials that lessen the piglets' boredom helps to control the problem.

This trick consists in offering cheap manipulable materials that satisfy the pigs' needs.

This protocol is a very useful diagnostic tool so we can have a comprehensive view of a farm on a certain moment.

The European Declaration on alternatives to the castration of pigs is a declaration that is a voluntary agreement in which, for the first time, the European swine farmers have manifested a proactive stance with the aim of presenting a solution, from the swine sector, to a social demand.

Production manuals and legislation often give recommendations as to the minimum space requirements for each type of animal. There are many sources where we can find information about the minimum requirements to ensure animal comfort. But, what is the optimal number of animals to put in a pen? Is there a magic number? There is not as much documentation on this topic.