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Tail biting is a typical non-specific reaction to a deterioration of the environmental conditions.

The PHP 160 billion hog industry is the second leading contributor to Philippine agriculture coming in second to rice despite being almost exclusively without government subsidy.

A pig building might be ventilated in several ways, which might be categorized according to the method that is used for moving the air through the building. A first categorization includes natural ventilation and mechanical ventilation.

The purpose of a ventilation system is to remove excessive moisture and heat produced by animals in order to maintain an indoor climate within certain limits

A good air quality is required for maintaining animal health and welfare and for providing a good working environment for the staff.

This article explains the most important principles of environmental control in the pig barns, such as ventilation control, maintenance of temperature within the thermoneutral zone of the animals and of the relative humidity levels inside the barns.