Harmful Social Behaviours in Pigs – Is Environmental Enrichment the Solution?
Author: Moss, Catherine
Published: 2006
Description: Animal Welfare essay. Discusses environmental enrichment as a way of reducing harmful social behaviours in pigs.
Essay Tag: Swine
Improving Pig Welfare by Decreasing Social Hierarchy Stress
Improving Pig Welfare by Decreasing Social Hierarchy Stress
Author: Anderson, Megan
Published: 2009
Description: Discusses possible measures to reduce the stress that social heirarchy establishment induces in pigs.
Reducing the Incidence of Tail-biting in Weaned Pigs
Reducing the Incidence of Tail-biting in Weaned Pigs
Author: Smith, Karen
Published: 2009
Description: Looks at the improvements that can be made to pig housing to help reduce the incidence of tail-biting. RSPCA Australia Pig Welfare Science Prize 2009
Environmental Enrichment for Pigs in Intensive Housing Systems
Environmental Enrichment for Pigs in Intensive Housing Systems
Author: Hsiung, Angela
Published: 2009
Description: Examines the effect that intensive housing has on teh welfare of pigs.
Individual stalls versus group-housing and the welfare implications for pigs
Individual stalls versus group-housing and the welfare implications for pigs
Author: Grogan, Laura
Published: 2004
Description: Identifies current areas of contention in the welfare needs of sows in intensive housing situations.
Environmental enrichment in the commercial pig industry
Environmental enrichment in the commercial pig industry
Author: Dean, Anna
Published: 2001
Description: Examines the ways in which different housing systems impact on animal welfare of pigs.
The influence of environmental enrichment upon the welfare of intensively housed weaner, grower and finisher pigs.
The influence of environmental enrichment upon the welfare of intensively housed weaner, grower and finisher pigs.
Author: Docwra, Belinda
Published: 2001
Description: Looks at the ways in which environmental enrichment has the potential to significantly improve the welfare of intensively housed weaner, grower and finisher pigs.
The Effects of Outdoor Housing and a High Fibre Diet on the Welfare of Intensively Produced Pigs
The Effects of Outdoor Housing and a High Fibre Diet on the Welfare of Intensively Produced Pigs
Author: Connelly, Claire
Published: 2002
Description: Discusses the effects of housing conditions and roughage in teh diet for farmed pigs.
Advances in Environmental Enrichment for the Welfare of Grower Pigs
Advances in Environmental Enrichment for the Welfare of Grower Pigs
Author: Donald, Angus
Published: 2008
Description: Looks at ways of improving the welfare of intensively managed pigs by providing environmental enrichment.
Welfare-enhancing stockmanship and feeding systems for group-housed gestating sows
Welfare-enhancing stockmanship and feeding systems for group-housed gestating sows
Author: Baker, Lawrence
Published: 2007
Description: Animal Welfare Essay: Investigates how improvements to group housing practices in piggeries can reduce aggressive behaviour and improve reproductive performance