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PIGLOW, an application for assessing animal welfare in pig farming

Stéphane Ferchaud, Grégory Khélifi, Élodie Merlot, Valérie Courboulay, Evelien Graat, Franck Tuyttens, Anne Collin
Published : 7 March 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20870/Revue-NOVAE.2025.9263

Abstract

As part of the European PPILOW project (2019-2024, https://www.ppilow.eu/), the PIGLOW application, which has been developed for mobile phones, has been set up. It is used to carry out animal welfare assessments (AWAs) on farms for pregnant females, suckling females and their piglets, post-weaning piglets and growing pigs. The evaluation is based on around 60 criteria. A summary is generated automatically and the main results are displayed graphically, including a ‘welfare radar’.

Authors

Stéphane Ferchaud

stephane.ferchaud@inrae.fr

Affiliation : INRAE, UE GenESI, Station Porganic, 86480 Rouillé, France

Country : France

Grégory Khélifi

Affiliation : INRAE, UE GenESI, Station Porganic, 86480 Rouillé, France

Country : France

Élodie Merlot

Affiliation : INRAE- UMR PEGASE, 35590 Saint-Gilles, France

Country : France

Valérie Courboulay

Affiliation : IFIP, 35650 Le Rheu, France

Country : France

Evelien Graat

Affiliation : ILVO, Animal Sciences Unit, B-9090 Melle, Belgique

Country : Belgium

Franck Tuyttens

Affiliation : ILVO, Animal Sciences Unit, B-9090 Melle, Belgique

Country : Belgium

Anne Collin

Affiliation : INRAE, Université de Tours, BOA, 37175 Nouzilly, France

Country : France

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