This thorough and objective review of the science relating to the health and welfare impacts of keeping breeding sows in gestation stalls was compiled by the members of the AVMA's multiprofessional, multidisciplinary Task Force on the Housing of Pregnant Sows. During their analysis, Task Force members evaluated more than 1,500 pages of peer-reviewed science.

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