Inhlalakahle Yezingulube

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Pigs should have the freedom to express normal behaviour.
Ikhodi yaseNingizimu Afrika ye-South African Pig Welfare Code yakhiwe ngabalimi, izakhamuzi, abathwali bezokuthutha, izinhlangano zezenhlalakahle kanye nabaqhubi be-abattoir. Isekelwe kulokho okuthiwa yi-Five Freedoms principle njengoba yamukelwa yinhlangano ye-Farms Welfare Council okungukuthi inkululeko yokoma, indlala nokungondleki, ukukhululeka ekuhluphekeni, ukukhululeka ebuhlungu, ukulimala kanye nezifo, inkululeko yokuveza ukuziphatha okuvamile nokukhululeka ekwesabeni nokucindezeleka.

Inkululeko Kusuka Ekomeni Nokulamba

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Pigs should have access to clean water.
Ngokusekelwe kulesi simiso, zonke izingulube kufanele zibe nokutholakala kwamanzi okuphuza ahlanzekile okuphuza kanye nokudla.

Inkululeko Kusuka Ekucindezekeleni

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People who work with pigs should be well-trained.
Abantu abasebenza ngezingulube kufanele bakwazi ukwenza imisebenzi yabo ngenani eliphansi lokucindezeleka ezingulube. Emapulazini amakhulu, abasebenzi ngezinye izikhathi bahlose ngokukhethekile emisebenzini ethile, isibonelo, kuphela ekusebenzelaneni nezinkukhu ezigqamile noma abalimi, kuyilapho izisebenzi ezinamapulazi amancane zingadingeka zibe yizimbongolo.
Noma yikuphi ukuziphatha okungase kubangele ukungazidingi okungadingekile, kuvunyelwe ukuthi ikhodi ibhekisele ekukhawuleni kwezingulube, ukusetshenziswa kwabathengisi kagesi, izibhamu, izinduku zensimbi, izinti ezinzima noma ezinye izinto ezimele ukulimaza noma ukuthusa izingulube nokuqoqa izingulube izindlebe, umsila noma izikhonkwane. Ama-pig angeke ahlanganiswe nezintambo, izintambo noma ama-tethers, kungaba ngumlenze, intamo noma umzimba.
Amazinyo ezinkukhuni angeke aphulwe, anqunywe, agqunywe, ngaphandle uma inqubo eyenziwa udokotela wezilwane one-anesthesia efanele. Ama-pigs angeke aphonswe ngemuva kokuthi abe nezinsuku eziyisikhombisa ubudala. Indawo lapho izingulube zigcinwa kufanele zigcinwe zihlanzekile ukuqinisekisa induduzo yezilwane, ukunciphisa ingozi yezifo ezisabalalisa kwezinye izingulube noma abantu nokuvimbela ukungcola.

Inkululeko Ekuhluphekeni, Ukulimala Nezifo

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Ill pigs might have to be isolated until they feel better.
Ukuhlolwa kwansuku zonke kufanele kwenziwe ukuze kuxazululwe izinkinga ngaphambi kokuphuma, njengokubamba umsila nokushaya indlebe, ukulimala, izifo, ukucindezela, ukushisa nokucindezeleka okubandayo. Kungenzeka ukuthi izingulube ezigulayo noma ezixhashazwayo zihlukaniswe ukwelashwa ngaphambi kokuthi ziphinde ziphinde zenziwe eqenjini. Ngokusho kwekhodi, ukulimala kanzima noma izilwane ezigulayo kufanele zenziwe ngokushesha futhi zibhubhise abantu.

Inkululeko Yokuveza Ukuziphatha Okuvamile

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Sow stalls may only be used for the first half of the sixteen week pregnancy.
Lena yinkululeko enzima kunazo zonke uma kuziwa ezindlini zezingulube ezijulile, ikakhulukazi ezihlobene nokusetshenziswa kwama-crates okuhlwanyela noma ama-stest gestation. Kodwa-ke, iqiniso lokuthi abalimi abangasebenzisi lolu buchwepheshe babhekana nokulahlekelwa okukhulu, ngenxa yokukhipha isisu kanye nokulahlekelwa kwezingulube. Ngaphandle kwalokhu, izidingo zezingulube zanamuhla zihluke kakhulu ezizindeni zabo ezingavumelekile zasendle.
Ngokusekelwe e-South African Pig Welfare Code, izingulube ezigcinwe ngaphandle kumele zikwazi ukufinyelela ezindaweni zokuhlala ezifanele kanye nezindawo zokuvala, okuvumela ubuncane obungamamitha ayi-5 square ngengulube. Izingulube akufanele zishiywe ukuhamba ukuze zidle ukudla, kodwa zikwazi ukufinyelela amanzi anele ahlanzekile nokudla. Indawo lapho izingulube zikhiqizwa khona kufanele futhi igcinwe futhi kufanele kube nezindawo zokuphatha ezifanele ukuvumela izinqubo zendlela kanye nokwelapha izingulube ezigulayo.
Ngokukhiqizwa okujulile nezinhlelo eziningi zokukhiqiza, ukuhlwanyela izitshalo kungasetshenziswa kuphela isigamu sokuqala sokukhulelwa kweviki eziyishumi nesithupha, ngesikhathi lapho okuhlwanyela khona kungadliwa ngabanye futhi kunakekelwe, ngaphambi kokuchitha isikhathi esisele sokukhulelwa ezindlini ezikhungethe ezinye zihlwanyela.
Ama-crush ama-Farrowing kufanele abe mkhulu ngokwanele ukuze kuhlwanyelwe ukuhlwanyela ukulala nokulala phansi ngemilenze ngokwemvelo. Indawo ephephile yokulala nokuhlinzekela ukufudumala kwezingulube kufanele ihlinzekwe emkhombeni we-farrowing.
Izindlu, amakhekhe kanye namapenki kufanele abe ne-non-slip flooring, ahlanze kahle, ahlanzwe njalo futhi anikele indawo yokukhosela eyanele emimoya yelanga eqondile kanye nesimo sezulu esibi. Isikhala esincane sezingamamitha-skwele angu-0,85 siyadingeka ngo-100 kg wemisindo ebukhoma ukuvimbela ukunqwabalala.

Translated by Nsika Khoza