Increasing concerns in the USA regarding the health and well-being of meat animals raised in confinement facilities have resulted in consideration of increasing the space allotment for animals; this theme was subsequently scrutinised at the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference.
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Keywords: USA, pig, pork, grow-finish, space, housing