Tail-Biting in Pigs: A Scoping Review [PDF]
Animals, 2021 Tail-biting is globally recognized as a welfare concern for commercial swine production. Substantial research has been undertaken to identify risk factors and intervention methods to decrease and understand this vice.
Terri O'Sullivan +2 more
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Individual piglets’ contribution to the development of tail biting
Animal, 2011 Conflicting hypotheses exist about the contribution of individual pigs to the development of a tail-biting outbreak, but there is limited quantitative information to support or dismiss them.
Bas Kemp, L A Den Hartog
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A Review of the Effects of Non-Straw Enrichment on Tail Biting in Pigs [PDF]
Animals, 2019 Tail biting remains a common problem in pig production. As producers are reluctant to use straw to reduce this behaviour, we review studies on the effectiveness of other types of enrichment.
Ramon Muns Vila, Stephanie Buijs
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Individual behavioral correlates of tail biting in pre-finishing piglets [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 IntroductionTail biting is a widespread problem in pig production systems and has a negative impact on both animal welfare and farm income. This explorative study aims to validate how tail biting is related to general behaviors at the individual level ...
Marc Bagaria +5 more
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The importance of slaughterhouses in monitoring the occurrence of tail biting in pigs - Review [PDF]
Veterinární Medicína, 2023 Tail biting in pigs represents a very serious problem in modern pig farming, particularly with the intensification of the industry. It is considered a multifactorial syndrome and can be caused by various factors, leading to significant economic losses ...
M Svoboda +3 more
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Seven Measures to Reduce Tail Biting Lesions in Fattening Pigs [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Tail biting is an important animal welfare issue in the pig sector. Studies have identified various risk factors which can lead to biting incidents and proposed mitigation measures.
Jarkko K. Niemi +6 more
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Motivational factors and financial incentives to mitigate tail biting in pig production in Finland [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceTail biting affects the health and welfare of pigs, the quality of pig carcasses, and the profitability of production in both weaner and finishing pig production.
Minna Väre +6 more
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Greek Pig Farmers’ Perceptions and Experiences of Tail Biting and Tail Docking [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Tail biting is both an important economic and a welfare problem. The primary preventive measure, almost on a routine basis throughout Europe, remains tail docking following a risk analysis.
Michail Kakanis +2 more
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The gut microbiota and microbial metabolites are associated with tail biting in pigs [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Tail biting is an abnormal behaviour that causes stress, injury and pain. Given the critical role of the gut-microbiota in the development of behavioural problems in humans and animals, the aim of this study was to determine whether pigs that are biters,
Else Verbeek +4 more
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Amino acid supplementation counteracts negative effects of low protein diets on tail biting in pigs more than extra environmental enrichment [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Low protein (LP) diets may increase the occurrence of damaging behaviours, like tail biting, in pigs. We investigated the effect of supplementing a LP diet with indispensable amino acids (IAA) or environmental enrichment on tail biting. Undocked pigs (n =
Ilaria Minussi +6 more
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