In Austria alone, about 3 million pigs are kept. We already know a lot about their physiological needs such as nutrition, reproduction and the conditions that lead to a maximum yield of meat during fattening. But pigs are also more than just meat suppliers. How do pigs think? How do they organize their social environment, and in what ways do they learn? These are the main questions that a study team from the Messerli Research Institute has been addressing since 2014 together with a 37-strong herd of Kune Kune pigs. The exemplary behavior observation project could not be extended in 2022. Now the team was faced with the problem of who they could entrust their dearly loved Kune Kune pigs to. Who could take in an entire herd of pigs? The "Clever Pig Lab" has now been at home at Gut Aiderbichl since 2022. Please support us with a sponsorship and give the supposedly "dumb pig" a voice!
