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333 Emerging Voices - Impact of nest covers on welfare and performance of temporarily crated sows and their piglets during lactation
This work supports the use of temporary crating as a viable alternative to conventional farrowing crates. Final thesis at the Department of Animal and Food Science of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UAB, Spain, advised by Pol Llonch Obiols.
Exploring the effect of play on heart rate variability as a measure of positive emotional states in pigs
Environmental enrichment affects immunity and reduces disease severity in pigs after co-infection, with stronger effects when applied from birth than from weaning
The promotion of play behaviour in grow-finish pigs: The relationship between behaviours indicating positive experience and physiological measures
Osteomyelitis in pig carcasses at a Portuguese slaughterhouse: association with tail-biting and teeth resection

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Sign upAlready a member?Influence of deep-litter bedding materials on environmental and welfare-related factors in boar studs
Less experienced observers assess piglet castration-induced acute pain differently than experienced observers: A pilot study
Breeding for resilience in finishing pigs can decrease tail biting, lameness and mortality
Influences on the decision to euthanize a compromised pig
Enrichment for growing pigs - Impact on behavior and skin lesions
Comparison between intramuscular and intranasal administration of sedative drugs used for piglet castration


Sound feeding signal for gestating sows: Evaluation of an individual learning strategy and its beneficial effects in groups
Blood transcriptomic differences in the immune response under stressful environmental according to stocking density
Split weaning improves pregnancy rate and embryo survival in sows mated in lactation
Effect of sex and birth weight on the performance, microbiome, immune response and colostrum intake of piglets
Added aroma changes pig behaviour in novel situation aimed for stunning
Can environmental nebulization of lavender essential oil improve welfare and modulate nasal microbiota of growing pigs?


Hourly feeding of lactating sows: Enhancing performance and welfare in smart farm-based systems
Effects of space allowance during gestation and socialization training during growing period on the productivity and welfare of primiparous sows
A second iron injection administered to piglets during lactation improves hemoglobin concentration, growth performance, and carcass characteristics at slaughter
Factors associated with farrowing assistance in hyperprolific sows
Genetic and phenotypic time trends of litter size, piglet mortality, and birth weight in pigs
Effect of postpartum meloxicam administration to sows and split-suckling

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