Nsadha, ZacharyOba, PeterDione, MichelDoyle, Rebecca2022-08-212022-08-212021Nsadha, Z., Oba P., Dione, M. and Doyle R. 2021. MorePork II project Uganda: Report of the pig welfare survey in project sites. Kampala, Uganda: ILRI.https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/4360The animal health flagship is one of the components of the project ‘Improving pig productivity and incomes through an environmentally sustainable and gender-inclusive integrated intervention package’ (MorePork II) project, which is implemented by partners of the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock (CRP Livestock) in Uganda. The focus of the animal health flagship is to contribute to the delivery of context-specific intervention packages for improving pig productivity in Uganda. As part of the animal health intervention packages for the CRP Livestock integrated project, we designed a tool to assess the current status of pig welfare in project sites. The information collected will be used to guide the design of subsequent interventions to improve overall pig welfare, herd health and productivity. Provision of facilities for domesticated pigs provides good welfare to the pigs and is a key element in pig farming. Pigs attain their fullest potential in growth and productivity if the ambience, feed and treatment provided by the farmers are adequate to meet all physiological needs. This constitutes the adequate welfare of the pig. This pig welfare survey aimed to collect data on what the farmers are providing to the pigs and identify any gaps in relation to animal welfare. The survey revealed that three pig management systems: intensive, semi-intensive and freerange, are practiced in the four project sites in Mukono and Masaka, the intervention sites and in Mpigi and Wakiso, the control sites. However, farms using the free-range system were not included in the survey because pig housing is one of the important aspects considered in the evaluation of pig welfare.enOther