Animal Well-being
Foundational investigations of tissue dimensions and their relation to captive bolt application sites on cadaver heads from mature swine
February 15, 2021By Kurt D. Vogel
Objective 1 of this study was to determine the soft, cranial, and total tissue depths, cross-sectional brain area, and bolt-brain contact for each captive bolt site. Objective 2 was to determine if relationships exist between the measurements outlined in Objective 1 and external head dimensions, including snout to poll distance, distance between the eyes, and maximum deflection distance between a straight line from snout to poll and surface of the front of the head.
Animal Well-being
Validation of a Mobile Electrocution System for Humane Mass Depopulation of Swine
December 31, 2020By Benny Mote
Animal Well-being
Development and validation of a research protocol to assess the efficacy of interventions intended to mitigate pain associated with surgical castration in neonatal piglets
December 14, 2020By Sherrie Webb
The objective of this study was to establish a research protocol to reliably evaluate efficacy of pain mitigation interventions in nursing male piglets during castration.
Animal Well-being
Identifying barriers and implementing solutions to practical on-farm pain management during castration
November 18, 2020By Monique Pairis-Garcia
Animal Well-being
Automated computer vision system for tracking individual pig activity and locomotion in nursery/finisher group housing
November 6, 2020By Benny Mote
Animal Well-being
Evaluation of Sodium Nitrite for mass euthanasia of commercial pigs
November 4, 2020By Aaron Lower
Animal Well-being
Validation of scan sampling techniques for pain behaviors in castrated piglets
September 30, 2020By Monique Pairis-Garcia
Animal Well-being
Validation of the effectiveness of alternative euthanasia techniques for mature swine using a penetrating captive bolt gun and electrocution
September 30, 2020By Monique Pairis-Garcia
Animal Well-being
Impact of Duration of Farrowing Crate Closure on Sow Welfare and Piglet Mortality
September 9, 2020By Dr. Thomas Parsons VMD PhD
The aim of this study was to identify how the opening of a hinged farrowing crate on different days (4 or 7) post-farrowing impacts sow welfare.
Animal Well-being
Determine effective oral dosing of sodium nitrite for efficient euthanasia of adult swine using oral drench technique
August 21, 2020By Brent Pepin
