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Effects of dietary fibre on behaviour and satiety in pigs [PDF]
, 2008 During the past decades there has been considerable interest in the use of dietary fibre in both animal and human nutrition. In human subjects dietary fibre has been studied intensively for possible effects on body-weight management and health. In animal
Bolhuis, J.E. +3 more
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Animals, 2018 When sows are mixed into groups, hierarchies form and resulting aggression and stress can affect production and welfare. This study determined the effect of providing point-source materials on aggressive and play behaviors in gestating sows.
Emma Catharine Greenwood +4 more
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USING NATURE AS BOTH MENTOR AND MODEL: ANIMAL WELFARE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SUSTAINABLE SWINE PRODUCTION [PDF]
Livestock Production/Industries,
Halverson, Marlene K.
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AnimalFeed costs and global demand for soybean meal are increasing, reducing profitability in pig industry. Canola meal is the second most used protein source in swine diets, but evidence on its long-term effects across successive sow parities is limited. This
X. Zhang +4 more
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Quantifying Feeding Regimes on Weaned Sows Under Tropical Papua Pig Keeping Systems [PDF]
, 2013 Body weight measurement of weaned sow using several feeding regimes was done under traditional pig keeping systems in West Papua, Indonesia. Feeding quantification using local and non-conventional feeds applied by pig farmers were rationed.
Iyai, D. (DA) +2 more
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Nutritional and Metabolic Consequences of Feeding High-Fiber Diets to Swine: A Review
Engineering, 2017 At present, substantial amounts of low-cost, fibrous co-products are incorporated into pig diets to reduce the cost of raising swine. However, diets that are rich in fiber are of low nutritive value because pigs cannot degrade dietary fiber. In addition,
Atta K. Agyekum, C. Martin Nyachoti
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Feeding of sows with organic diets containing peas or faba beans during gestation and lactation [PDF]
, 2015 The objective of this study was to examine the influence of pea and faba beans in the organic feeding of gilts and sows and phasing the lactation and gestation feeding on pregnant and lactating sows.
Kyntäjä, Soile +3 more
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The Welfare of Gestating Sows in Different Housing
Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 The aim of our study was to assess the welfare of pregnant sows housed in collective pens, based on indicators such as behavior, skin lesions and lameness in two commercial farms where the floor area (A- continuous, B- slatted) and environmental enrichment have been different.
Ioana Andronie +3 more
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Factors associated with claw lesions in gestating sows
Journal of Swine Health and Production, 2007 Objective: To characterize claw lesions and to analyze the factors associated with types of claw lesions in sows. Methods: Claw lesions were scored for 184 sows in farrowing stalls on day 110 of gestation, and associations with body condition (body weight and backfat thickness on day 109 of gestation), parity, gestation housing system, and lameness ...
Sukumarannair Anil +4 more
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The Value of Environmental Enrichments to Gestating Sows
, 2011 Housing swine in unstimulating environments can lead to increases in abnormal and harmful social behavior, stress and impaired immune function. Environmental enrichments can alleviate the negative impacts of unstimulating housing and can improve sow welfare. In a series of studies, we asked sows which enrichments they found most valuable.
Elmore, Monica +6 more
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