Animal Well-being
The use of different gases and gas combinations to humanely euthanize young suckling pigs
February 14, 2011By Mhairi Sutherland
There are times on a swine farm when pigs become ill or injured, and the animal care person must decide if euthanasia is necessary, and if so what method of euthanasia is most humane for the pig,...
Animal Well-being
Evaluation and Application of Humane Hypoxia Euthanasia for Nursery Pigs
December 1, 2010By Terry Engle
Humane euthanasia of sick or injured pigs raised in a commercial production facility is necessary when veterinary medical care and economic considerations deem that the animal cannot be...
Animal Well-being
Effect of a softer floor surface in the farrowing crate on the expression of lameness and subsequent sow performance
September 28, 2010By John Deen
The aim of this study was to explore the effect of providing rubber mats in farrowing crates on the impact of lameness on sow welfare and performance. The study was conducted at Southern Research...
Animal Well-being
Determine and Validate the Optimal Requirements and Duration of Time to Achieve Unconsciousness and Euthanasia in Pigs from Birth to 15 Pounds with a Novel Electrocution Device
September 3, 2010By Sarah Probst-Miller
It is inevitable in every swine production system young pigs not recovering from disease, weakness, or trauma will need to be euthanized in a timely, humane, and safe manner. The industry...
Animal Well-being
Effect of Timing of grouping of sows during early gestation on welfare and performance of sows and group pens with electronic sow feeders
July 16, 2010By John Deen
This study proposed to look into the effect of the timing of mixing of sows in large groups during early gestation on sow performance by...
Animal Well-being
Developing best management practices for on-farm euthanasia of young pigs using carbon dioxide gas
July 14, 2010By Mhairi Sutherland
The use of carbon dioxide has the potential to be a practical method of on-farm euthanasia for young pigs in farrowing as an alternative to blunt force trauma, where the pigs’ small...
Animal Well-being
The influence of small versus large pens on the welfare of the grow-finisher pig
June 30, 2010By Anna Johnson
Industry accounts have suggested that growth performance traits and morbidity / mortality may be compromised when pigs are reared in large pen configurations. Therefore, the objective of this study...
Animal Well-being
Evaluation of the relationship between hoof abnormalities and breeding herd female longevity and well-being when housed in gestation and farrowing stalls
June 16, 2010By Anna Johnson
Objective I; Increased hoof abnormality prevalence (e.g. toe and dew claw overgrowth, hoof wall cracks, and hoof pad abrasions) in sow populations observed at harvest suggest that these hoof...
Animal Well-being
Gestating sows’ preference for open, closed and animal-controlled stall designs
May 5, 2010By Ed Pajor
This project aimed to determine the preference of pigs for stalls as a function of stall design, home housing condition and the presence of socially dominant or subordinate group members. ...
Animal Well-being
Effects of floor space during transport and journey time on transport losses and well-being of market-weight pigs.
May 4, 2010By Michael Ellis
Transport losses represent a significant economic cost to the swine industry and are of major concern from an animal welfare perspective. Losses include pigs that die during the journey or are...
