Overview of ILO issues in Manitoba
Alternatives
Hoop housing for hogs
Hoop houses are a low capital cost form of housing pigs. The houses are open at both ends, providing for natural ventilation. The hoop houses use a straw bedding system. The animals are free to go in and out of the shelter. Manure is composted with the straw, and is then spread on the land. Manitoba Agriculture provides fact sheets on how to use straw-based production systems.