Animal Well-being
Investigation into the effects of feeding schedule on body condition, aggressiveness, and reproductive failure in group housed sows
July 17, 2006By Michael Tokach
Determining the welfare status of gestating sows can be challenging because of the complexities between different gestation housing environments and challenges quantifying measures of welfare. A...
Animal Well-being
The impact of routine piglet processing on well-being
March 31, 2006By Donald Lay Jr
The major finding of this research project is that any processing technique that can be carried out quickly and with minimal tissue damage is likely to be least stressful for the piglet. Alternative...
Animal Well-being
Transport lairage effects on well-being of 18 kg pigs using a multi-disciplinary approach
March 31, 2006By Susan Eicher
Fifty pound pigs were transported across seasons, January, April, August, and October. Measures of behavior on the truck, during the lairage, and after the transport showed some effects of...
Animal Well-being
Effect of Seasonal Environment, On-Farm Handling Intensity, Transport Stocking Density, and Time in Lairage on Digestive Tract Temperature and Stress Hormone Level of Market Pigs
March 31, 2006By Eric Berg
This research was conducted to evaluate the effect of three seasons of the year: fall, summer, and winter, how pigs were handled on-farm: aggressive yet conventional and very easy, two transport...
Animal Well-being
Effects of trailer design, season, and distance moved during loading on the welfare of market weight pigs at the packing plant
March 21, 2006By Michael Ellis
The results of this study suggest that transporting pigs in pot-belly trailers rather than in straight decks results in an increased incidence of pigs exhibiting indicators of stress on arrival at...
Animal Well-being
Characterization of Sow Longevity and the Developmental Factors that Influence It
March 8, 2006By Ronald Bates
Longevity as a female trait has several different definitions. Each definition has a somewhat different interpretation, depending on the intent. Some definitions are based more on production...
Animal Well-being
Effect of Feeding System Failures on Grow-Finish Performance and Welfare
February 8, 2006By Michael Brumm
Results of these 2 experiments document the impact of repeated out-of-feed events on grower-finisher pig performance. Repeated out-of-feed events that are 20 hours long results in a decrease in daily...
Animal Well-being
Influence of animal handling and transportation factors on the welfare of slaughter pigs during transport and incidences of deads and downers
January 20, 2006By Michael Ellis
This research evaluated three factors (namely feed withdrawal prior to transportation, mixing of pigs from different groups on the trailer, and floor space on the trailer) potentially associated with...
Animal Well-being
Effect of stocking density on the welfare and performance of grow-finish pigs
October 23, 2005By John Deen
There was significant difference in ADG among pigs in various space allowance treatment groups, with lower ADG at SA0.64 compared to that at SA0.81 and SA0.88. Barring the initial period of growth...
Animal Well-being
Floor Space Requirements for Grow/Finish Pigs in Large Groups
October 6, 2005By Harold Gonyou
The effects of group size and floor space allowance on productivity, health and welfare were tested on 1728 grow-finish pigs (barrows) of PIC genetics. Group sizes were 18 (small) and 108 (large)...
