Animal Well-being
Pattern of injury and death rates in transported early-weaned pigs: a retrospective study
June 14, 2005By Robert Morrison
The mean rate of injuries calculated in this population was only 0.45 pigs dead or injured per 1000 pigs transported, with only .09% dead or euthanized. This increased slightly during quarters 3 and...
Animal Well-being
Comparison of Housing Systems for Gestating Sows
June 8, 2005By John Deen
As expected, there are benefits and challenges to all the sow housing gestation systems studied. The aim of this study was to identify and understand these benefits and challenges of each gestation...
Animal Well-being
Economic Analysis of Pig Space: Comparison of Production System Impacts
May 11, 2005By James Kliebenstein
Increasing concerns regarding the health and well-being of meat animals raised in confinement facilities have resulted in consideration of increasing the space allotment for animals. This research...
Animal Well-being
Influence of Gestation Housing on Sow Welfare and Productivity
January 26, 2005By Roy Kirkwood
The data from this experiment suggests that the mixing of strange sows into groups can be done without adversely affecting fertility. The lack of overall effect on litter size and farrowing rate...
Animal Well-being
Evaluation of the effect of group size and structure on welfare of gestating sows in pens with electronic sow feeders
January 18, 2005By John Deen
The present research was an attempt to see how the existing system of commercial group houses with ESF can be made more welfare friendly by modifying the group size and structure. The groups studied...
Animal Well-being
The Effect of Space Allowance and Season on the Welfare of Early Weaned Piglets Under Commercial and Expermental transport conditions
December 13, 2004By Nora J. Lewis|S. Wamnes
Early weaning is a stressful period as reflected by high serum cortisol levels. Transport can add to this stress. In winter, cold environmental temperatures result in cold truck temperatures, lower...
Animal Well-being
Effects of Space Allowance on Group-Housed Dry Sows
December 10, 2004By Janeen L. Salak-Johnson PhD
These data provide further support that sow performance and productivity between those kept in crates and groups is similar. Overall, differences found between sows kept in crates and those in...
Animal Well-being
Strategies to Optimize Sow Longevity
December 3, 2004By Sandra Rodreguez
Early removal of sows from the herd due to mortality, health problems and low production is a major bottleneck in the swine industry that amounts to animal welfare and economic concerns due to...
Animal Well-being
Impact of early weaning and photoperiod manipulation on sow and piglet welfare
November 3, 2004By Janeen L. Salak-Johnson PhD
Animals adapt more readily to photoperiod cues than other environmental cues since photoperiod is more predictable and consistent over time. Previous work has shown limited (if any) affects of...
Animal Well-being
Enhancing Sow Welfare with High Fiber Diets and Frequent Feeding
October 13, 2004By G.C. Shurson|J.L. Johnston|J.P. Holt|Sam Baidoo
In this experiment, we attempted to employ a diet and feeding regimen that could be easily implemented in commercial production units while improving welfare as measured by occurrence of stereotypic...
