Animal Well-being
Evaluation of rate of administration of various gas mixtures using the Smart Box euthanasia device as a humane and effective method of piglet euthanasia
February 3, 2012By Chad Hagen
The objectives of this project were to evaluate the effectiveness and quality of gas euthanasia applied to suckling and nursery piglets at...
Animal Well-being
Optimized alternative housing and management strategies enhance sow well-being
January 10, 2012By Janeen L. Salak-Johnson PhD
These data provide scientific support that the type of individual stall a sows is housed in for the 1st 30 days prior to being moved to...
Animal Well-being
The effect of alleyway width on sow behavior and welfare in a free-access gestation stall system
October 1, 2011By Ed Pajor
The use of traditional gestation stalls is currently under public scrutiny due to restrictions on sow movement and social interaction. But...
Animal Well-being
Regulating Feed Intake of Group Housed Replacement Gilts by Altering Dietary Cation/Anion Difference
July 28, 2011By Paul Walker
The swine industry is currently facing an enormous amount of public pressure to eliminate the use of individual gestation stalls in favor of group housing for gestating sows. Since over...
Animal Well-being
Retrofit an optimized gestation stall system based on sow well-being: A pilot study.
June 24, 2011By Janeen L. Salak-Johnson PhD
Sow housing has become a very controversial welfare issue for pork producers. We cannot justify implementing alternative housing systems without concrete scientific data from these system that...
Animal Well-being
The Adoption of Captive Bolt Technology for On Farm Euthanasia of Swine
June 6, 2011By Jennifer Woods
In 2007, the National Pork Board organized a conference of equipment manufacturers, producers, veterinarians and safety experts to identify the goals and challenges for developing a euthanasia...
Animal Well-being
Practical methods to reduce the pain associated with piglet processing
May 31, 2011By Mhairi Sutherland
Surgical castration is a common management practice performed on male pigs to prevent the occurrence of boar taint and aggressive behaviors. Surgical castration is known to cause biological and...
Animal Well-being
Effectiveness of non-penetrating captive bolt (Zephyr) and restraint for euthanasia of piglets from birth to 9 kg
March 11, 2011By Tina Widowski
Timely euthanasia of low birth weight and compromised piglets prevents unnecessary suffering, provides littermates with a greater chance at success, and offers some economic benefits by reducing...
Animal Well-being
Objective assessment tools and pain management for lame sows
February 28, 2011By Locke Karriker
Objectives of this study were to evaluate pressure algometry and thermal sensitivity as methods of pain assessment and to assess sodium salicylate and flunixin meglumine (BanamineÒ) for pain...
Animal Well-being
Impact of group size and diet on behavior and physiology of sows
February 25, 2011By Janeen L. Salak-Johnson PhD
A major public issue on a global scale is farm animal welfare; with the most critical issue facing the swine industry being how the pregnant sow should be kept in commercial pork production. Despite...
