Animal Well-being
Pork Checkoff Research
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Animal Well-being
Automated computer vision system for tracking individual pig activity and locomotion in nursery/finisher group housing
Animal Well-being
Evaluation of Sodium Nitrite for mass euthanasia of commercial pigs
Animal Well-being
Validation of scan sampling techniques for pain behaviors in castrated piglets
Animal Well-being
Validation of the effectiveness of alternative euthanasia techniques for mature swine using a penetrating captive bolt gun and electrocution
Animal Well-being
Impact of Duration of Farrowing Crate Closure on Sow Welfare and Piglet Mortality
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
Animal Well-being
Modification of a standard dump trailer to meet requirements as a CO2 euthanasia device for market weight or adult swine
Animal Well-being
Automating Detection of Social Behavior Phenotypes and Improving Modeling of Indirect Genetic Effects to Breed for Less Aggression in Group-Housed Pigs
Animal Well-being
