December 1, 2023
The objective of this study was to determine if a tailored swine euthanasia training tool based on the Predictive Index (PI) Behavioral Assessment improves caretaker euthanasia attitudes, perceptions, and supports improved caretaker mental welfare.May 1, 2019
March 5, 2013
Lameness associated with painful joint lesions has been identified as a welfare challenge for confined sows. It has been ranked as the number 3 reason for culling sows; comprising 15% of the culls...December 10, 2012
Lameness associated with painful joint lesions has been identified as a welfare challenge for confined sows. It has been ranked as the number...June 30, 2010
Industry accounts have suggested that growth performance traits and morbidity / mortality may be compromised when pigs are reared in large pen configurations. Therefore, the objective of this study...June 16, 2010
Objective I; Increased hoof abnormality prevalence (e.g. toe and dew claw overgrowth, hoof wall cracks, and hoof pad abrasions) in sow populations observed at harvest suggest that these hoof...May 3, 2010
Johnson et al. (2010) reported a 66 % reduction in transport losses in pigs raised in large pen configurations that were pre-sorted, however, the researchers could not determine if the transport loss...June 8, 2009
Marketing and transportation stress not only costs the industry due to fatigued, injured and dead pigs, but has a direct impact on the quality of pork delivered to the consumer. The loading process...
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