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
Animal Well-being
Modification of a standard dump trailer to meet requirements as a CO2 euthanasia device for market weight or adult swine
August 21, 2020By Brent Pepin
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
April 30, 2020By Dr. Juan Steibel Ph.D.
Animal Well-being
Mitigating the negative effects of in utero heat stress on piglet welfare following weaning and transport
February 27, 2020By Jay S. Johnson
Animal Well-being
Evaluation of the Transmammary Delivery of Firocoxib in Sows to Alleviate Pain Associated with Piglet Castration, Teeth Clipping, & Tail Docking
November 25, 2019By Dr. Johann Coetzee PhD
Animal Well-being
Towards an improved method of piglet castration to reduce pain: the use of one incision in combination with the use of Vapocoolant and Metacam™
July 29, 2019By Dr. Arlene Garcia
Animal Well-being
Providing humane on-farm handling tools to move non-ambulatory grow-finish pigs
May 1, 2019By Anna Johnson
Animal Well-being
The plasma and tissue pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in neonatal piglets.
March 4, 2019By Dr. Kristen Messenger
Animal Well-being
Determining the Topical and Oral Pharmacokinetics of Flunixin Meglumine in Pre-wean Piglets and Developing Tools for Drug Study in Pre-Wean Piglets
February 26, 2019By Dr. Locke Karriker DVM MS
