Animal category: Porcines

Un bloc naissage de 230 truies qui associe bien-être et biosécurité

Pig success

Published in 2020

Description of a new farrowing block, including project design, cost, and animal welfare and health benefits

Document types: Technical Paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Livestock buildings, Environment, Lactation, Housing, Maternity, Living environment, Breeding and rearing systems

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European Parliament: written answer to Question E004029/2019: Castration of piglets without anaesthetic in the EU

Question: Harald Vilimsky. Answer: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Parliament

Published in 2020

Question on a possible change to the regulations on the castration of piglets

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Pain, Societal issues, Mutilation, Breeding and rearing systems

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Welfare issues associated with the transport of cull sows to slaughter

Michael S. Cockram

Published in 2020

Preview: “Significant variability has been identified in the management of cull sows before transport for slaughter, with some farmers experiencing doubts concerning the fitness for transport of sows with clinical conditions. […] Treatment and care regimens, clinical endpoints and decision trees for cull sows that are not fit for transport should be developed and discussed with clients. ”

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Pain, Risk management, Stress

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Conduct of an experiment on animal health and welfare inspections in the pig industry

DGAL/SDSPA

Published in 2020

Instruction setting out the objectives and implementation methods for tests conducted as part of inspections in the pig production sector. Objectives: to introduce a small number of key control points relating to animal health and protection for each inspection in the pig production industry, regardless of the original purpose of the visit. 

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Risk management, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Breeding and rearing systems

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The effect of feeder system and diet on welfare, performance and meat quality, of growing-finish/ing Iberian x Duroc pigs under high environmental temperatures

Angela C.F.Oliveira, JoelGonzález, Salma E.Asmarb, Norbert P.Batllori, Itzel Y.Vera, Uriel R.Valencia, Rosil Lizardo, Tâmara D.Borges, Enric Esteve-Garcia, Nuria Panella-Riera, Leandro B.Costa, Antoni Dalmau

Published in 2020

Study of the effects of the replacement of 5 % starch by 5 % sunflower oil in pig feed during periods of high ambient temperatures on animal welfare, feed efficacy and carcass characteristics.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Carcass quality, Breeding and rearing systems

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Arrêt de la coupe des queues des porcelets, une équation difficilement maîtrisable

Nicolas Villain, Yannick Ramonet

Published in 2020

This article describes a trial to establish the impacts of the cessation of tail docking on performance and tail biting on a pig farm.

Document types: Technical Paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Pain, Mutilation, Breeding and rearing systems

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Germany: aid for the castration of piglets under anaesthetic

Professional Pig Community

Published in 2020

The German Minister of Food and Agriculture approved the "Decree on the administration of isoflurane anaesthesia during the castration of piglets by qualified persons". Financial support will be granted to pig farmers.

Document types: Technical Paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Pain, Mutilation

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Transmammary delivery of firocoxib to piglets reduces stress and improves average daily gain after castration, tail docking, and teeth clipping

Johann F Coetzee, Pritam K Sidhu, Jon Seagen, Teresa Schieber, Katie Kleinhenz, Michael D Kleinhenz, Larry W Wulf, Vickie L Cooper, Reza Mazloom, Majid Jaberi-Douraki, Kelly Lechtenberg

Published in 2020

A test of the effect of intramammary administration of the anti-inflammatory drug firocoxib in sows on stress and piglet production during painful manipulations such as tail docking, castration, teeth cutting.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Pain, Welfare indicators, Mutilation, Stress, Breeding and rearing systems

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Evidence of Pain, Stress, and Fear of Humans During Tail Docking and the Next Four Weeks in Piglets (Sus scrofa domesticus)

Céline Tallet, Marine Rakotomahandry, Sabine Herlemont and Armelle Prunier

Published in 2019

Study of the impacts of tail docking in piglets on behavioural indicators of pain and stress and on Human-animal relationships.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Pain, Welfare indicators, Mutilation, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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