In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show, Mary Lisa Kasakamu, Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Nebraska Lincoln, discusses how thermal comfort and heat stress impact sow welfare in group housing systems. She breaks down the role of rubber mats, floor temperature, sow behavior, and practical challenges such as lameness and pen hygiene. Listen now on all major platforms.

“Rubber mats can reduce lameness, but the question is whether they also contribute to heat stress in group housed sows.”

Meet the guest: Mary Lisa Kasakamu is a PhD student and Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Nebraska Lincoln, focusing on animal health, welfare, and precision animal management in swine systems. Her research examines thermal comfort, heat stress, and housing design impacts on sow behavior and well being.

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What you will learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (01:50) Introduction
• (06:35) Thermal comfort focus
• (09:10) Research insights
• (13:19) Rubber mats impact
• (14:17) Hygiene challenges
• (16:07) Lameness evaluation
• (21:47) Final three questions

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