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,
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Can straw based enrichment treat tail biting in pigs? [PDF]
Veterinary Evidence, 2022 PICO question Can straw based enrichment be used successfully as a treatment intervention to reduce tail biting injuries in weaner to finisher pigs housed in indoor farming systems?
Abigail Liston
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Evaluating social network metrics as indicators of tail injury caused by tail biting in growing-finishing pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceTail biting is a multifactorial behavior that causes welfare and economic challenges in swine production. As of 2024, research exploring the influence of pig social structure on the development of tail biting is limited.
Kaitlyn M. St. Charles +7 more
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Image-based assessment of tail docking and tail biting in slaughtered pigs across three European countries [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceSlaughterhouse monitoring provides a cost-effective and suitable tool for large-scale surveillance of tail-biting, which is a major welfare issue in pig production.
Anastasia Romano +4 more
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Retrospective exploratory evaluation of individual pigs' behaviour involved in tail biting during rearing and fattening. [PDF]
PLoS ONETail biting is one of the biggest welfare problems in pigs. However, depending on the individuals involved (e.g., tail biter/victim), pigs seem to change their behaviour prior to tail biting events, which raises the possibility of early detection and ...
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Injurious tail biting in pigs: how can it be controlled in existing systems without tail docking?
Animal, 2014 Tail biting is a serious animal welfare and economic problem in pig production. Tail docking, which reduces but does not eliminate tail biting, remains widespread. However, in the EU tail docking may not be used routinely, and some ‘alternative’ forms of
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Animal, 2018 Tail biting in domestic pigs relates to a range of risk factors, primarily in the pigs’ environment. Preventive tail docking is widely used, and various experimental approaches suggest that docking reduces the risk of tail biting.
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Evaluation of a scheme to identify risks for tail biting in pigs. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThe study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a tail-biting risk assessment scheme. The scheme consisted of trained private veterinary practitioners (assessors) applying a risk assessment tool on commercial pig farms to six pens per farm. The assessment
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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
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Prediction of Tail Biting Events in Finisher Pigs from Automatically Recorded Sensor Data [PDF]
Animals, 2019 Tail biting in pigs is an animal welfare problem, and tail biting should be prevented from developing into tail damage. One strategy could be to predict events of tail biting so that the farmer can make timely interventions in specific pens.
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