Environmental enrichment for pigs - practical solutions according to the Commission Recommendation (EU) 2016/336

Environmental enrichment for pigs – law regulations and practical solutions – a review. The public opinion is interested in purchasing high-quality and safe food products. This primarily concerns food of animal origin. Consumers pay more and more attention to the conditions in which animals are kept and question farm practices that are painful and cause suffering to animals. One of such procedures performed in piglets is cutting off tails. The pressure of public opinion has led to the changes in European legislation. Tail docking cannot be done routinely and instead, it is required that materials enriching environment for pigs should be provided. The features of such objects, as well as the materials from which they should be made, have been clearly de ned in the regulations. The aim of the work is to answer the question how to enrich pig environment in slatted oor conditions, to be in compliance with the law and at the same time ensure the functionality of available solutions.