Crate System

1. Crate System • Space Per Gestating Sow: gestating sows always kept in gestation crates (14 square feet per sow). • Space Per Nursing Sow: nursing sows always kept in farrowing crates (14 square feet per sow) • Space Per Growing Pig: 8 square feet of barn space per growing pig • Nesting Provisions: privacy but no straw • Baby Pig Survival Rate: 90% survival rate of baby pigs • Use of Optional Surgeries: optional surgeries performed before 7 days of age • Free-Range Opportunities: none • Sow Group Size: 1 sow per pen • Provision of Straw: no straw (floors are concrete, wood, or steel) • Type of Feed: non-organic grain with antibiotics and growth hormones added

2. Pen System • Same as crate system, except that … • Space Per Gestating Sow: instead of being housed in gestation crates with 14 square feet of space per sow, they are housed in group pens with 24 square feet of space per sow • Sow Group Size: 5 sows per pen Gestation Crate Group Pen

3. Open Barn System • Space Per Gestating Sow: 90 square feet of barn space per sow • Space Per Nursing Sow: 90 square feet of barn space per sow • Space Per Growing Pig: 32 square feet of barn space per growing pig • Nesting Provisions: privacy with straw • Baby Pig Survival Rate: 80% survival rate of baby pigs • Use of Optional Surgeries: no optional surgeries • Free-Range Opportunities: access to outside, with shelter, but no pasture • Sow Group Size: 20 sows per pen • Provision of Straw: 12 inches of dry straw provided at all times • Type of Feed: non-organic grain without antibiotics and growth hormones added

4. Pasture System • Same as Open Barn System, except that … • Baby Pig Survival Rate: 70% survival rate of baby pigs • Free-Range Opportunities: access to outside, with shelter, and with pasture

5. Organic System • same as pasture system except… • hog feed is organic feed with no antibiotics or growth hormones.