The effects of sow maternal behaviour on piglet mortality in an open farrowing system

1996 ◽  
Vol 1996 ◽  
pp. 196-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.N. Marchant ◽  
D.M. Broom ◽  
S. Corning
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Behaviour ◽  
Freedom Of Movement ◽  
Welfare Benefits ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Survival And Growth ◽  
Piglet Mortality

Community lactating systems offer a number of potential welfare benefits to the sow and her litter. However, giving the sow greater freedom of movement and choice of environments also has potential risks. With less restriction, the maternal qualities of the sow will have a greater influence on the survival and growth of her litter. The objectives of this experiment were to determine what behaviours of the sow influenced piglet mortality in an open communal farrowing system

The effects of sow maternal behaviour on piglet mortality in an open farrowing system

1996 ◽  
Vol 1996 ◽  
pp. 196-196
Author(s):  
J.N. Marchant ◽  
D.M. Broom ◽  
S. Corning
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Behaviour ◽  
Freedom Of Movement ◽  
Welfare Benefits ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Survival And Growth ◽  
Piglet Mortality

Community lactating systems offer a number of potential welfare benefits to the sow and her litter. However, giving the sow greater freedom of movement and choice of environments also has potential risks. With less restriction, the maternal qualities of the sow will have a greater influence on the survival and growth of her litter. The objectives of this experiment were to determine what behaviours of the sow influenced piglet mortality in an open communal farrowing system

The effects of farrowing system design on welfare of sows and piglets of different genotypes

2001 ◽  
Vol 2001 ◽  
pp. 175-175
Author(s):  
J.N. Marchant ◽  
D. M. Broom ◽  
S. Corning
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Maternal Behaviour ◽  
Freedom Of Movement ◽  
Survival And Growth

Although often described as “welfare-friendly”, the greater freedom of movement and choice of environments offered by communal farrowing systems does have potential welfare risks, primarily for the piglets. The maternal qualities of the sow will have a greater influence on the survival and growth of piglets in this communal farrowing system, than in a conventional farrowing crate and may be influenced by genotype. The objectives of this study were to compare the welfare of sows and piglets housed in farrowing crates and a communal farrowing system and to investigate whether sow genotype influences the quantity and quality of maternal behaviour and subsequent litter performance.

scholarly journals Genetic aspects regarding piglet losses and the maternal behaviour of sows. Part 2. Genetic relationship between maternal behaviour in sows and piglet mortality

animal ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (9) ◽  
pp. 1281-1288 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Hellbrügge ◽  
K.-H. Tölle ◽  
J. Bennewitz ◽  
C. Henze ◽  
U. Presuhn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Relationship ◽  
Maternal Behaviour ◽  
Piglet Mortality

The effects of offering different degrees of social contact in indoor farrowing systems on the welfare of piglets post-weaning

2000 ◽  
Vol 2000 ◽  
pp. 133-133
Author(s):  
S. Malkin ◽  
J. N. Marchant ◽  
J. E. L. Day
Keyword(s):  
Social Contact ◽  
Welfare Benefits ◽  
Research Programmes ◽  
Piglet Mortality ◽  
Better Than

Previous research into free-farrowing systems for pigs has found that although sow welfare is better than in crated systems, piglet mortality levels are often unacceptably high. Whilst on-going research programmes are investigating methods to address this problem, the effect of alternative farrowing systems on piglet behaviour and welfare post-weaning is largely unknown. A recent study found that the increased social contact between piglets reared outdoors prior to weaning resulted in welfare benefits post-weaning (Cox and Cooper, 1999). The aim of this experiment was to investigate whether offering different degrees of social contact in an indoor community-lactation system would confer similar enhancements to piglet welfare post-weaning.

The effects of farrowing system design on gilt behaviour

1999 ◽  
Vol 1999 ◽  
pp. 185-185
Author(s):  
J.N. Marchant ◽  
R.M. Forde ◽  
S. Corning ◽  
D.M. Broom
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Maternal Care ◽  
Freedom Of Movement ◽  
Piglet Mortality ◽  
Piglet Survival

The farrowing crate was designed to make sow management easier, allow higher stocking densities and reduce piglet mortality. Recently, concerns about sow welfare within farrowing crates have lead to a reappraisal of open farrowing systems. However, more freedom of movement for the sow places greater influence on the quality of maternal care, if piglet welfare is to be safeguarded. The aims of this study were to compare the behaviour of gilts housed in different farrowing systems and to determine any differences in behaviour, that may affect piglet survival.After service, 38 LW x Landrace gilts (PIC, Abingdon, UK) were formed into groups of 3-5 and were assigned to either farrowing crates or a communal farrowing system. Each crate room housed six conventional crates with sow feeders, nipple drinkers and forward piglet creeps. Each pen room contained five individual strawed pens (2.7m x 1.9m) with a rectangular piglet creep at the rear, sloping walls along both sides and piglet and sow drinkers.

scholarly journals Meloxicam and Dexamethasone Administration as Anti-Inflammatory Compounds to Sows Prior to Farrowing Does Not Improve Lactation Performance

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 2414
Author(s):  
Kate J. Plush ◽  
John R. Pluske ◽  
David S. Lines ◽  
Cameron R. Ralph ◽  
Roy N. Kirkwood
Keyword(s):  
Rectal Temperature ◽  
Treatment Effect ◽  
Plasma Concentrations ◽  
Lactation Performance ◽  
Litter Weight ◽  
Prostaglandin F2 Alpha ◽  
Survival And Growth ◽  
Piglet Mortality ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Piglet Survival

The aim of this experiment was to determine whether administration of an anti-inflammatory compound to sows prior to farrowing would, via reduced pain and inflammation, increase piglet survival and growth. At day 114 of gestation, multiparous sows were randomly allocated to one of the following treatments: Control (n = 43), which received 10 mL saline, NSAID (n = 55) which received 0.4 mg/kg meloxicam and SAID (n = 54) which received 0.1 mg/kg dexamethasone. Treatments were applied again on day 116 if farrowing had not occurred. There was no treatment effect on piglets born alive or dead from parity two to four sows but in those of parity five and older, NSAID administration reduced the number of piglets born alive and increased the number of piglets born dead (p < 0.05). Sow rectal temperature and incidence of mastitis were unaffected by treatment (p > 0.05). Lactation day two plasma concentrations of cortisol, prostaglandin F2 alpha metabolite and haptoglobin did not differ among treatments (p > 0.05). Treatment effects were not observed in liveborn piglet mortality at any age, or litter weight at day 21 (p > 0.05). Average feed intake during lactation was increased by both NSAID and SAID treatments (p = 0.001). The use of meloxicam prior to farrowing should be avoided as it reduced the number of piglets born alive and did not improve piglet survival and growth.

Degree of enclosure preferred by sows around farrowing

1989 ◽  
Vol 1989 ◽  
pp. 88-88
Author(s):  
K Hunt ◽  
A M Petchey
Keyword(s):  
Heat Source ◽  
Production Process ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Environmental Preferences ◽  
Freedom Of Movement ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Piglet Mortality ◽  
A Site ◽  
Late Stages ◽  
Good Access

Farrowing accommodation is currently provided by different variants, or designs, of the farrowing crate. The farrowing crate, which is intended to reduce piglet mortality and give the piglets good access to the sow, severely restricts her movement and activity. The welfare codes (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1983) recommend that pigs should have ‘freedom of movement’ and ‘opportunity to exercise most normal patterns of behaviour’. There is, therefore, a need to develop farrowing facilities which allow the sows freedom of movement and permit greater activity but which also maintain or improve economic performance.A sow which is permitted greater freedom of movement in the late stages of pregnancy would, within the pen, determine her own farrowing site. This benign approach cannot easily be reconciled to the production process which seeks to reduce uncertainty and maximise the use of resources. In this instance, the provision (creep, heat source) made for the litter. Thus it is important to be able to identify the sows’ preference for such a site and to identify features which attract the sow. This study examined some of the structural and environmental preferences for a farrowing site of sows and gilts, and examined behaviour at their chosen site.

scholarly journals Genetic aspects regarding piglet losses and the maternal behaviour of sows. Part 1. Genetic analysis of piglet mortality and fertility traits in pigs

animal ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (9) ◽  
pp. 1273-1280 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Hellbrügge ◽  
K.-H. Tölle ◽  
J. Bennewitz ◽  
C. Henze ◽  
U. Presuhn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Analysis ◽  
Maternal Behaviour ◽  
Piglet Mortality ◽  
Fertility Traits

scholarly journals Freedom to Grow: Improving Sow Welfare also Benefits Piglets

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1181
Author(s):  
Orla Kinane ◽  
Fidelma Butler ◽  
Keelin O’Driscoll
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Percentage Mortality ◽  
Pig Production ◽  
Target Weight ◽  
Freedom Of Movement ◽  
Tail Biting ◽  
Final Weight ◽  
Piglet Mortality ◽  
Current Systems

Piglet mortality, especially due to crushing, is a concern in pig production. While current systems use farrowing crates to reduce mortality, they present major animal welfare problems for the sow. This study investigated the effects of free lactation farrowing accommodation on the welfare of piglets born and reared in such accommodation when compared with conventional farrowing crates. Piglets were born to sows in one of two farrowing accommodation treatments and followed from birth to slaughter. Treatments were conventional farrowing crates (control, n = 24 litters) and free lactation pens, which were larger and allowed the sow freedom of movement both pre and post farrowing, (free, n = 22 litters) (675 total piglets). Individual weights were recorded from birth to slaughter. Hoof score was recorded at weaning. Behaviour was recorded during lactation and during the weaner stage. Pre-weaning percentage mortality was equal in treatments (free = 15.95 ± 2.31, control = 14.42 ± 2.15, p = 0.61). Final weight was influenced by treatment (p < 0.05) with pigs from free lactation pens significantly heavier at 114.73 kg compared to 110.82 kg for control pigs. Free pigs took fewer days than control pigs to reach the target weight of 105 kg (147.6 vs. 149.23 days). Throughout lactation, fewer instances of damaging behaviour (ear and tail biting) were observed in free pigs (p = 0.07). Improved growth rates and a decrease in damaging behaviours provide evidence to suggest that pigs from free lactation pens experience improved welfare when compared with control pigs.

The Role of Shared Decision-Making in Audiologic Rehabilitation

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Pryce ◽  
Amanda Hall
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Shared Decision Making ◽  
Behavior Changes ◽  
Shared Decision ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Treatment Information ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Audiologic Rehabilitation

Shared decision-making (SDM), a component of patient-centered care, is the process in which the clinician and patient both participate in decision-making about treatment; information is shared between the parties and both agree with the decision. Shared decision-making is appropriate for health care conditions in which there is more than one evidence-based treatment or management option that have different benefits and risks. The patient's involvement ensures that the decisions regarding treatment are sensitive to the patient's values and preferences. Audiologic rehabilitation requires substantial behavior changes on the part of patients and includes benefits to their communication as well as compromises and potential risks. This article identifies the importance of shared decision-making in audiologic rehabilitation and the changes required to implement it effectively.

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