Behaviour of pigs has a strong relation with its welfare and physical condition. Healthy animals show less stress and perform better. Political power also stimulates better treatment of animals, in order to improve welfare and food quality. In this section, you can find articles about behaviour and welfare management.
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Impacts of chronic stress and social status on various physiological and performance measures in pigs of different breeds
Pigs typically experience various environmental stressors, which can negatively affect performance. Cortisol concentrations and various immune and performance measures are influenced by breed, but few data exist describing the impact of breed on stress responsiveness in pigs.
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The behaviour, welfare, growth performance and meat quality of pigs housed in a deep-litter, large group housing system compared to a conventional confinement system
he behaviour, welfare, growth performance, and meat quality of deep-litter, large group-housed pigs were compared to pigs raised in a conventional housing system. TCastrated males were housed from 9 weeks of age in a conventional housing (15 pigs/pen; 1.0 m2/pig) or deep-litter, large group housing system (90 pigs/pen; 1.7 m2/pig). read more >
The effects of ractopamine on the behavior and physiology of finishing pigs
The objectives of this study were to examine the effects of ractopamine (RAC) on the behavior and physiology of pigs during handling and transport. read more >
The effect of removing animals for slaughter on the behaviour of the remaining male and female pigs in the pen
The study was performed to investigate changes in the behaviour of male and female pigs when one or more pigs were removed from the pen and sent to slaughter. Twelve pens were included, half of them housed six female pigs each, while the other half housed six male pigs each. read more >
Influence of increased feeding frequency on behavior and integument lesions in growing-finishing restricted-fed pigs
This study evaluated how feeding frequency affects behavior and the occurrence of skin lesions in growing-finishing pigs. One hundred eighty pigs (27 to 112 kg of BW) were reared in one environmentally controlled room (20 pens; 9 pigs/pen). read more >
A novel method for lifting weanling research pigs
It is possible to modify lifting techniques in small laboratory pigs to evoke less of a fear response, strengthen the human–animal bond, and improve welfare. The authors hypothesized that recently weaned pigs lifted with a ventral (belly) scoop method would show less fear of new humans and less fear during treatment than pigs lifted vertically by their hind limbs. read more >
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