{"id":853,"date":"2020-11-12T14:47:06","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T14:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.trewknowledge.com\/greenfieldmeat\/?page_id=853"},"modified":"2023-04-12T20:09:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T20:09:32","slug":"gestation-crate-free","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/us\/gestation-crate-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Gestation Crate Free"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:279px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"780\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-120\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/slider-background-min.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/slider-background-min.png 1200w, https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/slider-background-min-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/slider-background-min-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/slider-background-min-768x499.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">gestation crate free<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-gap has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#254633\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/gestation.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/gestation.png 585w, https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/gestation-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/gestation-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ebe6d2\">A gestation crate is a metal stall where sows (pregnant pigs) are kept throughout their pregnancies. These crates are 7 feet long by 2 feet wide (14 square feet).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ebe6d2\">While pigs raised for meat are housed in open pens, industry practice has been to confine sows in gestation crates for their entire reproductive lives. At Greenfield Natural Meat Co.\u2122, we challenged ourselves to do better and have invested in research and significant barn redesign to convert all our sows to open sow housing, and are proud to announce that we are now Gestation Crate Free!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:74px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">TAKE A LOOK INSIDE OUR GESTATION <br>CRATE FREE SOW BARN<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"360 View  Explore a Sow Barn\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HFQqIEjvBj4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">The different types of sow housing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull are-vertically-aligned-top is-style-divider is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">conventional sow housing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/conventional.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/conventional.png 464w, https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/conventional-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/CONV-DAYS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/CONV-DAYS.png 456w, https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/CONV-DAYS-300x121.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#254633\"><strong>The majority of the industry applies this conventional system for their breeding practices.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#254633\"><br>In conventional sow housing, a sow: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Cannot turn around or exercise <\/li><li>Cannot socialize in groups<\/li><li>Has limited interaction with caregivers<\/li><li>May experience injuries due to lack of movement<\/li><li>Spends their entire reproductive lifetime in confinement<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">loose sow <br>housing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/loose.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/loose.png 471w, https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/loose-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/LOOSE-DAYS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b3412141.smushcdn.com\/3412141\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/LOOSE-DAYS.png?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 456w, https:\/\/b3412141.smushcdn.com\/3412141\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/LOOSE-DAYS-300x121.png?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#254633\"><strong>A<\/strong> p<strong>ercentage of the industry has adopted a system that allows sows more movement during pregnancy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#254633\">In loose sow housing, a sow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Is still housed in stalls during their nursing and breeding stages for safety of the animals and caregivers<\/li><li>Has increased opportunity to exercise and socialize compared with traditional gestation stalls <\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">gestation <br>crate free<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/cratefree.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-890\" width=\"350\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/cratefree.png 462w, https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/cratefree-300x257.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/greenfieldmeat.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/GCF-DAYS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b3412141.smushcdn.com\/3412141\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/GCF-DAYS.png?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 456w, https:\/\/b3412141.smushcdn.com\/3412141\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/GCF-DAYS-300x121.png?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#254633\"><strong>Also referred to as Advanced Open Sow Housing, our Greenfield Natural Meat Co.\u2122 approach significantly reduces the time a sow spends in breeding stalls and provides 100% open housing during pregnancy. The sows are free to roam, feed and socialize with the other animals. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">In advanced open sow housing, a sow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Is free to explore their surroundings and have social interactions with each other and their caregivers<\/li><li>Has improved wellbeing, leg and joint health <\/li><li>Is fed through electronic sow feeding system that ensures optimal nutrition for each individual animal and reduces aggression among group-based sows<\/li><li>Spends only 20% of their reproductive lifetime in confinement, only during the breeding and nursing stages for the safety of the animals and caregivers<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A gestation crate is a metal stall where sows (pregnant pigs) are kept throughout their pregnancies. These crates are 7 feet long by 2 feet wide (14 square feet). 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