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Development of a tool to evaluate human-animal relationships to train current and future pig farmersDeveloppement d'un outil d'evaluation de la relation homme-animal pour la formation des eleveurs et futurs eleveurs de porcs
Contributor(s):: Tallet, C., Barbier, P., Bellec, T., Boivin, X., Delion, M., Depoudent, C., Kling-Eveillard, F., Paboeuf, P., Pol, F., Ramonet, Y., Conchard, R. V. de, Villain, N., Courboulay, V.
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Prioritization of Farm Animal Welfare Issues Using Expert Consensus
| Contributor(s):: Fiona C. Rioja-Lang, Melanie Connor, Heather J. Bacon, Alistair B. Lawrence, Cathy M. Dwyer
Prioritization of animal welfare issues can help identify which areas most require research funding and raise awareness of best practices. A modified Delphi method was used to obtain expert opinion on the highest priority welfare issues for UK farmed livestock. Fifty-eight UK-based experts were...
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Animal welfare and its assossiations with farm size and stockmanship characteristics on European breeding-to-finishing pig farms
| Contributor(s):: Ruckli, A. K., Dippel, S., Helmerichs, J., Hubbard, C., Munsterhjelm, C., Vermeer, H., Leeb, C.
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Refining restraint techniques for research pigs through habituation
| Contributor(s):: O'Malley, C. I., Hubley, R., Tambadou, H., Turner, P. V.
Pigs are common research models and are strong animals that can be difficult to restrain. Improper restraint can put pigs and research personnel at risk for injury and induce stress, which can affect research outcomes. This study aimed to refine restraint techniques for research pigs using...
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Farmyard Animal or Best Friend? Exploring Predictors of Dog vs. Pig Pet Speciesism
| Contributor(s):: Sarah Gradidge, Magdalena Zawisza, Annelie J. Harvey, Daragh T. McDermott
Despite dogs’ and pigs’ shared similarities, previous research indicates people favor dogs over pigs (known as “pet speciesism”). While pet speciesism has been empirically sup-ported, little is known about its predictors. This gap in the literature is problematic as...
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Surgical Castration Changes Struggle Behavior and Vocalizations in Male Piglets
| Contributor(s):: Lou, Maria, Ventura, Beth, Deen, John, Li, Yuzhi
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The Five Domains model and promoting positive welfare in pigs
| Contributor(s):: Kells, N. J.
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Genetic aspects for the behaviour of lactating sows towards humans
| Contributor(s):: Kecman, J., Neu, J., Göres, N., Voß, B., Rosner, F., Kemper, N., Swalve, H. H.
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Tail posture as an early indicator of tail biting - a comparison of animal and pen level in weaner pigs
| Contributor(s):: Drexl, Veronika, Dittrich, Imme, Haase, Anja, Klingelhöller, Helene, Diers, Sophie, Krieter, Joachim
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Cross-fostering alters the post-weaning pig behavioral stress response in a sex-specific manner
| Contributor(s):: Byrd, Christopher J., Young, Jennifer M., Sommer, Dominique M.
The purpose of the current study was to evaluate whether early postnatal stress due to cross-fostering alters the behavioral response to stress in weaned pigs. We hypothesized that piglets who were cross-fostered (FOS) into another existing litter would exhibit heightened behavioral indicators of...
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Pigs' skin lesions at weaning are primarily caused by standoff and being bullied instead of unilateral active attack at the individual level
| Contributor(s):: Liu, Mingzheng, Xu, Qinglei, Zhao, Jing, Guo, Yanli, Zhang, Chunlei, Cheng, Meng, Zhao, Xianle, Schinckel, Allan P., Zhou, Bo
To evaluate the relationship between skin lesion scores and aggressive behavior categories (unilateral active attack, standoff, and being bullied) of individual pigs when placed into pens after weaning, duration and frequency of three aggressive behavior categories were observed from video....
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Smart Technologies Lead to Smart Answers? On the Claim of Smart Sensing Technologies to Tackle Animal Related Societal Concerns in Europe Over Current Pig Husbandry Systems
| Contributor(s):: Mona F. Giersberg, Franck L. B. Meijboom
Current pig production systems in Europe are subject to public criticism. At the same time, Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) technologies, which allow for automated animal monitoring are entering commercial pig farms.With their claim of improving animal health and welfare, these innovations...
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Does weight matter? Exploring links between birth weight, growth and pig-directed manipulative behaviour in growing-finishing pigs
| Contributor(s):: Valros, Anna, Sali, Virpi, Hälli, Outi, Saari, Sini, Heinonen, Mari
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The influence of satiety on the motivation of stall-housed gestating sows to exit their stall
| Contributor(s):: Tokareva, Mariia, Brown, Jennifer A., Woodward, Alexa, Pajor, Edmond A., Seddon, Yolande M.
The welfare of stall-housed gestating sows is a point of public concern worldwide. In Canada, the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs (2014) proposed allowing the operation of existing stall barns after 2024, if bred female pigs are given opportunities for greater freedom of...
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Once bitten, twice shy: Aggressive and defeated pigs begin agonistic encounters with more negative emotions
| Contributor(s):: Oldham, Lucy, Arnott, Gareth, Camerlink, Irene, Doeschl-Wilson, Andrea, Farish, Marianne, Wemelsfelder, Francoise, Turner, Simon P.
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Effects of two different early socialization models on social behavior and physiology of suckling piglets
| Contributor(s):: Ji, Wenbo, Li, Xin, Zhang, Xiaohong, Liu, Runze, Shu, Yufu, Cheng, Zheng, Bi, Yanju, Liu, Honggui, Bao, Jun
Early socialization not only facilitates positive behaviors and cognition abilities of post-weaning piglets, but also has effects on social behavior and physiology of suckling piglets during the lactation. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of early socialization environment...
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On-farm culling methods used for pigs
| Contributor(s):: Dalla Costa, F. A., Gibson, T. J., Oliveira, S. E. O., Gregory, N. G., Faucitano, L., Dalla Costa, O. A.
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Humanely Ending the Life of Animals: Research Priorities to Identify Alternatives to Carbon Dioxide
| Contributor(s):: Aline R. Steiner, Shannon Axiak Flammer, Ngaio J. Beausoleil, Charlotte Berg, Regula Bettschart-Wolfensberger, Rebeca García Pinillos, Huw D.R. Golledge, Michael Marahrens, Robert Meyer, Tobias Schnitzer, Michael J. Toscano, Patricia V. Turner, Daniel M. Weary, Thomas C. Gent
The use of carbon dioxide (CO2) for stunning and killing animals is considered to compromise welfare due to air hunger, anxiety, fear, and pain. Despite decades of research, no alternatives have so far been found that provide a safe and reliable way to induce unconsciousness in groups of...
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Can Tail and Ear Postures Be Suitable to Capture the Affective State of Growing Pigs?
| Contributor(s):: Krugmann, K. L., Mieloch, F. J., Krieter, J., Czycholl, I.
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Cross-species transmission potential between wild pigs, livestock, poultry, wildlife, and humans: implications for disease risk management in North America
| Contributor(s):: Ryan S. Miller, Steven J. Sweeney, Chris Slootmaker, Daniel A. Grear, Paul A. Di Salvo, Deborah Kiser, Stephanie A. Shwif
Cross-species disease transmission between wildlife, domestic animals and humans is an increasing threat to public and veterinary health. Wild pigs are increasingly a potential veterinary and public health threat. Here we investigate 84 pathogens and the host species most at risk for...
