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Survey among Belgian pig producers about the introduction of group housing systems for gestating sows [PDF]

, 2011
There is a global move from individual to group housing of gestating sows. In the European Union, individual gestating stalls will be banned by 2013.
B. Ampe, F. A. M. Tuyttens, S. Van Gansbeke, USDA   +3 more
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Causes of Sow Mortality and Risks to Post-Mortem Findings in a Brazilian Intensive Swine Production System

Animals, 2022
The present study was conducted to investigate the risk factors for post-mortem findings and causes of sow mortality. A post-mortem examination and microbiological investigation were conducted on 123 sows from a breeding herd with 15,000 dams.
Matheus Saliba Monteiro, Débora Novais Matias, André Pegoraro Poor, Maurício Cabral Dutra, Luisa Zanolli Moreno, Beatriz Martins Parra, Ana Paula Santos Silva, Carlos Emílio Cabrera Matajira, Vasco Túlio de Moura Gomes, Mikaela Renata Funada Barbosa, Maria Inês Zanoli Sato, Andrea Micke Moreno   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Productivity of mother pigs is lower, and mortality greater, in countries that still confine them in gestation crates [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2022
Background: For decades, pig farmers have used gestation crates to confine pregnant sows. Gestation crates physically restrain sows for most of their life, preventing them from walking or turning around.
Cynthia Schuck-Paim, Wladimir J. Alonso
doaj   +1 more source

Development and application of an image acquisition system for characterizing sow behaviors in farrowing stalls

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2019
Animal behavior can be an indicator of animal productivity and well-being, and thus an indicator of how animals respond to changes in their biophysical environment.
S. Leonard, H. Xin, T. Brown-Brandl, B. Ramirez   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Genetic parameters for haemoglobin levels in sows and piglets as well as sow reproductive performance and piglet survival

Animal, 2020
Genetic parameters were estimated for haemoglobin (Hb) levels in sows and piglets as well as sow reproductive performance and piglet survival. Reproductive traits were available between 2005 and 2014 for 7857 litters from 1029 Large White and 858 ...
B.L. Hollema, S. Zwiers, S. Hermesch
doaj   +1 more source

Impacts of sow behaviour on reproductive performance: current understanding

Journal of Applied Animal Research, 2023
From the perspective of animal welfare, sows housed in group housing systems are recommended, which is conducive to health problems and the release of natural behaviour, but can lead to other problems such as social pressure due to competition for ...
Fanwen Zeng, Shouquan Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Coping with large litters: management effects on welfare and nursing capacity of the sow

Journal of Animal Science and Technology, 2021
A number of management issues can be used as drivers for change in order to improve animal welfare and nursing capacity of the hyperprolific sow.
Olli Peltoniemi, Taehee Han, Jinhyeon Yun   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lactation Stage-Dependency of the Sow Milk Microbiota

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Breast milk is essential for the initial development of neonatal animals, as it provides not only essential nutrients and a broad range of bioactive compounds but also commensal bacteria.
Wei Chen, J. Mi, Ning Lv, Jinming Gao, Jian Cheng, R. Wu, Jingyun Ma, T. Lan, X. Liao   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Herd- and sow-related risk factors for lameness in organic and conventional sow herds

Animal, 2014
Lameness in sows is an animal welfare problem which also presents an economic challenge to pig producers. Information about the prevalence of herd lameness in organic sows is relatively scarce.
K.M. Knage-Rasmussen, H. Houe, T. Rousing, J.T. Sørensen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Field Study on Sow Mortality in 15 Belgian Pig Farms

Veterinary Sciences
Sow mortality is a critical issue in intensive pig farming, impacting animal welfare, farm sustainability, and profitability. This study investigated the occurrence and causes of sow mortality on 15 Flemish sow farms, focusing on management practices ...
Caroline Bonckaert, Charlotte Brossé, Tamara Vandersmissen, Nermin Caliskan, Ellen Buys, Ilias Chantziaras, Dominiek Maes   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source