Pig

The family system for pigs: developments at Aberdeen

It was demonstrated that maternal behaviour was improved in the Family System and that the sows continued to suckle their piglets long after four weeks, by which time sows are weaned in commercial production. This resulted in higher piglet growth...

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Pig

Citation: Arey, D. S. 1994. The family system for pigs: developments at Aberdeen. Farm Building Progress 116, 8-12.

Effects of environmental enrichment on behaviour and reproductivity of growing pigs

Enriching the environment [extra area with peat and a straw hopper; pigs in enriched environments had more than four times the floor space of pigs in barren environments] reduced both the amount of time pigs spent inactive and the time...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental Enrichment, ReproductionAnimal Type: Pig

Citation: Beattie, V. W., Walker, N., Sneddon, I. A. 1995. Effects of environmental enrichment on behaviour and reproductivity of growing pigs. Animal Welfare 4, 207-220.

Effect of rearing environment and change of environment on the behaviour of gilts

Enriching the rearing environment of pigs with substrates such as peat and straw reduced aggression among pen mates.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Pig

Citation: Beattie, V. E., Walker, N., Sneddon, I. A. 1995. Effect of rearing environment and change of environment on the behaviour of gilts. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 46, 57-65.

Dry sow welfare throughout life in one of three housing conditions

Confinement in stalls resulted in substantially more indications of poor welfare [high incidence of aggression and stereotypies] than in either of the group-housing systems.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Pig

Citation: Broom, D. M., Mendl, M. T., Marchant, J. N. 1995. Dry sow welfare throughout life in one of three housing conditions. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 44, 258-259 (Abstract).

A comparison of the welfare of sows in different housing conditions

The group-housing systems in pens or yards were the most successful, partly attributable to the high social stability of the groups. Oral stereotypies were slightly higher in small groups, perhaps because of smaller pen space, than in larger group but...

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Pig

Citation: Broom, D. M., Mendl, M. T., Zanella, A. J. 1995. A comparison of the welfare of sows in different housing conditions. Animal Science [Journal of the British Society of Animal Science] 61, 369-385.

Enrichment satisfying specific behavioural needs in early-weaned pigs

Pigs sniffed and nosed other pigs, belly-nosed, and chewed ears and tails less when they had access to a peat-filled rooting tray than in standard flat decks. A hanging rope was chewed more than artificial dogbones, which, in turn, received...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Pig

Citation: Horrell, I., Ness, P. A. 1995. Enrichment satisfying specific behavioural needs in early-weaned pigs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 44, 264 (Abstract).

The effect of barren and enriched housing environments on the interactive behaviour of pigs

Barren [individually housed] pigs spent longer chewing with no substrate in the mouth and longer interacting with the feeder and pen fittings than individually housed pigs who had access to straw, pine bark and branches.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Pig

Citation: Haskell, M., Wemelsfelder, F., Mendl, M. et al. 1995. The effect of barren and enriched housing environments on the interactive behaviour of pigs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 44, 263 (Abstract).

Effect of human contact on heart rate of pigs

Increasing animal-man interactions during housing may improve the coping capacity of the pig when put in a new environment.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Pig

Citation: Geers, R., Janssens, G., Vill?, H. et al. 1995. Effect of human contact on heart rate of pigs. Animal Welfare 4, 315-359.

Stereotypies in pregnant sow: indications of influence of the housing system on the patterns expressed by the animals

The proportion of sows developing stereotypies ... was lower in group-housed compared with stall-housed sows.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Pig

Citation: Vieuille-Thomas, C., Le Pape, G., Signoret, J. P. 1995. Stereotypies in pregnant sow: indications of influence of the housing system on the patterns expressed by the animals. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 44, 19-27.

Behavioral response to humans in individually handled weanling pigs

Positive handling of pigs individually from 4 to 6 weeks of age reduced their fear of humans.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Pig

Citation: Tanida, H., Miura, A., Tanaka, T. et al. 1995. Behavioral response to humans in individually handled weanling pigs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 42, 249-259.