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.
Bas Kemp, L A Den Hartog
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Characteristics of biter and victim piglets apparent before a tail-biting outbreak [PDF]
Animal, 2011 Little is known about the characteristics of biters and victims before the appearance of a tail-biting outbreak in groups of pigs. This study aimed to characterise biters and victims (according to gender and performance) and to quantify their behavioural
Bas Kemp, L A Den Hartog
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Behavioural and Brain Gene Expression Profiling in Pigs during Tail Biting Outbreaks - Evidence of a Tail Biting Resistant Phenotype. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Abnormal tail biting behaviour is a major welfare problem for pigs receiving the behaviour, as well as an indication of decreased welfare in the pigs performing it.
Emma Brunberg +3 more
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Utilization of Optical Flow Algorithms to Monitor Development of Tail Biting Outbreaks in Pigs [PDF]
Animals, 2020 A study was conducted to evaluate activity changes in pigs associated with the development of tail-biting outbreaks using optical flow algorithms. Pigs (n = 120; initial body weight = 25 ± 2.9 kg) housed in four pens of 30 pigs were studied for 13 ...
Yuzhi Z. Li +2 more
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Managing undocked pigs - on-farm prevention of tail biting and attitudes towards tail biting and docking. [PDF]
Porcine Health Manag, 2016 Tail biting is a common and serious welfare problem in pig production, causing large economical losses. Tail docking is performed routinely in most EU countries to reduce the tail biting risk. However, tail docking is painful, and does not prevent tail biting totally.
Valros A +4 more
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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 ...
Karen Kauselmann +3 more
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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
Alistair Lawrence +2 more
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