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Evaluating loose materials and space allowance to improve welfare in commercial weaner and finisher pigs

Animal
The welfare of commercial pigs, especially concerning the reduction of tail biting, is an ongoing topical issue in current farming systems. Inadequate space allowance and lack of suitable loose material have been identified as two of the main risk ...
M. Cupido, S. Mullan, L. Boyle, K. O’Driscoll   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implications of No Tail Docking on Performance, Health, and Behavior of Pigs Raised Under Commercial Conditions in Brazil

Animals
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of no tail docking on the performance, health, and behavior of piglets raised under commercial conditions in Brazil.
Juliana Cristina Rego Ribas, Joseph Kaled Grajales-Cedeño, Isadora Gianeis, Vivian S. Sobral, Mateus José Rodrigues Paranhos da Costa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deep Ensemble of Weighted Viterbi Decoders for Tail-Biting Convolutional Codes. [PDF]

Entropy (Basel), 2021
Raviv T, Schwartz A, Be'ery Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

Factors identifying pigs predisposed to tail biting [PDF]

, 2005
Beattie, V. E., Breuer, K., Edwards, S. A., Mercer, J. T., O'Connell, N. E., Rance, K. A., Sneddon, I. A., Sutcliffe, M. E. M.   +7 more
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Tail biting and feather pecking

, 2011
It is well known that abnormal animal behaviour is affected by both environment and genetics. This thesis aimed to use behavioural observations as well as gene expression measurements to explore how animals that perform and receive tail biting (pigs) and feather pecking (laying hens) differ from individuals that are not involved in these behaviours ...
openaire   +1 more source

Influence of group size on performance and tail biting in growing-finishing pigs with intact tails. [PDF]

Anim Welf
Archer C, Forster S, Hilbrands A, Schmidt T, Mote B, Johnston L, Li Y.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Attitudes of Dutch Pig Farmers Towards Tail Biting and Tail Docking [PDF]

, 2012
Carolien C. De Lauwere, Johan J. Zonerland, M. B. M. Bracke, Samantha M. M. Wind   +3 more
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Diet and Microbiota-gut-brain Axis In Relation to Tail Biting in Pigs: A Review

Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2021
C. Kobek-Kjeldager, A.A. Schönherz, N. Canibe, L. Pedersen   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Tail-biting behaviour pre-weaning: Association between other pig-directed and general behaviour in piglets

Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2021
F. Hakansson, J. Bolhuis
semanticscholar   +1 more source