Machine learning algorithms can predict tail biting outbreaks in pigs using feeding behaviour records [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Tail biting is a damaging behaviour that impacts the welfare and health of pigs. Early detection of precursor signs of tail biting provides the opportunity to take preventive measures, thus avoiding the occurrence of the tail biting event.
Catherine Ollagnier +5 more
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Automatic early warning of tail biting in pigs: 3D cameras can detect lowered tail posture before an outbreak. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Tail biting is a major welfare and economic problem for indoor pig producers worldwide. Low tail posture is an early warning sign which could reduce tail biting unpredictability.
Richard B D'Eath +6 more
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Interactive Rooting Towers and Behavioural Observations as Strategies to Reduce Tail Biting on Conventional Pig Fattening Farms [PDF]
Animals, 2021 Eight pens (25 pigs/pen; n = 200) provided with an interactive straw-filled rooting tower (experimental group) and five pens (25 pigs/pen; n = 125) with a stationary (fixed) tower without straw (control group) were compared within three fattening periods
Anne Kalies +7 more
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Individual piglets’ contribution to the development of tail biting [PDF]
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.
J.J. Zonderland +4 more
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Automatic monitoring and detection of tail-biting behavior in groups of pigs using video-based deep learning methods. [PDF]
Front Vet Sci, 2022 Automated monitoring of pigs for timely detection of changes in behavior and the onset of tail biting might enable farmers to take immediate management actions, and thus decrease health and welfare issues on-farm.
Hakansson F, Jensen DB.
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Breeding for resilience in finishing pigs can decrease tail biting, lameness and mortality. [PDF]
Genet Sel EvolBackground Previous research showed that deviations in longitudinal data are heritable and can be used as a proxy for pigs’ general resilience. However, only a few studies investigated the relationship between these resilience traits and other traits ...
Gorssen W +8 more
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182 Influence of Group Size on Performance and Tail Damage Caused by Tail Biting in Undocked Growing-Finishing Pigs [PDF]
J Anim Sci, 2023 Tail biting is both an economic and welfare problem of grower-finishing pigs. This destructive chewing behavior of tails of pen-mates causes challenges for farmers who raise pigs with intact tails, resulting in the need to find management solutions ...
Courtney A Archer +5 more
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Identifying Early Indicators of Tail Biting in Pigs by Variable Selection Using Partial Least Squares Regression. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2022 Simple Summary Tail biting is one of the major animal welfare issues in pig farming and can be avoided or reduced by early detection using various indicators. The aim of the study was to identify the most important variables from a set of pen-level (tail
Drexl V +4 more
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Impact of feed, light and access to manipulable material on tail biting in pigs with intact tails. [PDF]
Acta Vet ScandTail biting (TB) is a welfare issue with economic consequences due to infections and ill-thrift. This study aimed to reduce tail injuries in a high-performing non-tail-docking pig herd.
Wallgren P +5 more
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Osteomyelitis in Pig Carcasses at a Portuguese Slaughterhouse: Association with Tail-Biting and Teeth Resection [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Simple Summary Osteomyelitis is a significant cause of economic losses in swine production. The present study analysed the data collected in a Portuguese abattoir for finishing pigs.
Teiga-Teixeira P +4 more
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