The performance of gilts in a new group housing system: endocrinological and immunological functions1

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (9) ◽  
pp. 2714-2721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eberhard von Borell ◽  
James R. Morris ◽  
J. Frank Hurnik ◽  
Bonnie A. Mallard ◽  
Mary M. Buhr
Keyword(s):  
Housing System ◽  
Group Housing

Cortisol levels and health indicators of sows and their piglets living in a group-housing and a single-housing system

2018 ◽  
Vol 216 ◽  
pp. 51-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.G.E. Grimberg-Henrici ◽  
K. Büttner ◽  
R.Y. Ladewig ◽  
O. Burfeind ◽  
J. Krieter
Keyword(s):  
Health Indicators ◽  
Housing System ◽  
Group Housing ◽  
Cortisol Levels

scholarly journals Behaviour and skin injuries of sows kept in a novel group housing system during lactation

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 749-757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilith Schrey ◽  
Nicole Kemper ◽  
Michaela Fels
Keyword(s):  
Housing System ◽  
Group Housing ◽  
Skin Injuries

scholarly journals Prevalence and risk factors of claw lesions and lameness in pregnant sows in two types of group housing

2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (No. 3) ◽  
pp. 101-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Pluym ◽  
A. Van Nuffel ◽  
J. Dewulf ◽  
A. Cools ◽  
F. Vangroenweghe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
Housing System ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Group Housing ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Housing Systems ◽  
Individual Housing ◽  
Claw Lesions ◽  
Locomotor Disorders

Claw lesions and lameness in sows are an important welfare concern as well as a cause of considerable economic loss. These problems are more common in group housing than in individual housing systems. Given that group housing for gestating sows will become mandatory in the EU from 2013 onwards, the aim of the present study was: (1) to determine the prevalence of lameness and claw lesions in sows housed in groups during gestation, and (2) to analyze whether the type of group housing system and sow-related factors were associated with lameness and claw lesions. Eight Belgian pig herds with group housing of gestating sows were selected. Four herds used pens with electronic sow feeders (dynamic groups), the other four herds kept their sows in free access stalls (static groups). All sows were visually examined for lameness at the end of gestation. Claw lesions were scored after parturition. Information about feed, housing conditions and culling (strategy) was collected, as well as information about parity and breed. Of all 421 assessed sows, on average 9.7% (min. 2.4%, max. 23.1%) were lame. Almost 99% of the sows had one or more claw lesion with overgrowth of heel horn (93%) and cracks in the wall (52%) as the most prevalent lesions. Neither for lameness nor claw lesions was significant differences found between the two types of group housing. Lameness decreased while the mean claw lesion score increased with ageing. These results suggest that lameness can be caused by reasons other than claw lesions, especially in older sows. Although no difference was found between the two types of group housing, a huge variation between herds was observed. Moreover, as the prevalence of lameness and claw lesions in group housing is quite high and group housing will become mandatory in 2013, further investigation on risk factors of locomotor disorders in sows is necessary.

scholarly journals Assessing the Preference of Rabbit Does to Social Contact or Seclusion: Results of Different Investigations

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Dal Bosco ◽  
Alice Cartoni Mancinelli ◽  
Steffen Hoy ◽  
Melania Martino ◽  
Simona Mattioli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Contact ◽  
Aggressive Response ◽  
Good Combination ◽  
The Other ◽  
Housing System ◽  
Similar Amount ◽  
Group Housing ◽  
Nest Boxes ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Recognition Systems

The aim of this study was to verify the motivation of rabbit does to social contact or seclusion. The results of two different research activities assessed in Italy (experiment 1) and Germany (experiment 2) through the use of motivational cages are reported. In experiment 1, only the average time of occupation of the group or seclusion zone was recorded of four nulliparous does, while, in experiment 2, the group-housing system provided space for does with kits and consisted of four single areas (nest boxes with individual electronic nest box recognition systems). Experiment 1 showed that does spent a similar amount of time in seclusion or in group (49.61% vs 50.39%, respectively). On the contrary, in experiment 2, does with kits appeared to prefer spending time alone (71.90%) rather than in groups. The presence of kits probably stimulates a hierarchical and aggressive response of the dominant does, with the low-ranking does staying secluded to avoid violent interactions. In fact, in each reproductive cycle, one doe did stay in the group area whereas the other three does used this area in different percentages of time. Further researches are needed to find a good combination of the cage with the does’ physiological phases.

A note on the effects of two versus one feeder locations on the feeding behaviour and growth performance of pigs in a deep-litter, large group housing system

2007 ◽  
Vol 107 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 157-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Sargent Morrison ◽  
Lee J. Johnston ◽  
Adrienne M. Hilbrands
Keyword(s):  
Growth Performance ◽  
Feeding Behaviour ◽  
Housing System ◽  
Group Housing ◽  
Large Group

A note on the effect of feeding regime on the performance of sows housed in a novel group-housing system

1989 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 523-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Carol Petherick ◽  
Judith K. Blackshaw
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Reproductive Performance ◽  
Housing System ◽  
Group Housing ◽  
Feeding Regime ◽  
Feeding Regimes ◽  
Ad Libitum ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Effect Of Feeding ◽  
Food Trough

The effects on sow reproductive performance of three feeding regimes (ration (R), ad libitum (A) and ration + straw (R + S)), in conjunction with partial barriers placed along the food trough, were investigated. Three groups of four sows were put on the regimes, in a group-housing system, over three consecutive gestations. Each trial lasted 13 days and took place during the first half of the gestation period. Sows on A ate about three times the amount of food that was allocated to them on R and R + S (2 kg per sow per day). Feeding regime did not affect any of the measures of reproductive performance (numbers of piglets liveborn, stillborn, weaned, birth and weaning weights). Sows of parity 7 and over had significantly fewer liveborn and more stillborn piglets compared with parities 2 to 6 (P < 0·05). It is probable that no adverse effects of the feeding regimes were found due to the short time that the sows were on them and because multiparous animals were used. It is suggested that the welfare of ration-fed sows, whose appetite is not satiated, is jeopardized and that this problem may be solved by the provision of fibrous foodstuffs.

Effect of continuous access to feeding stalls during mixing on behavior, welfare, and performance of group-housed gestating sows in different social ranks

2016 ◽  
Vol 96 (3) ◽  
pp. 386-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lihua H. Wang ◽  
Yuzhi Z. Li
Keyword(s):  
Social Rank ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Housing System ◽  
Group Housing ◽  
Aggressive Interactions ◽  
High Ranking ◽  
Continuous Access ◽  
Housing Systems ◽  
Reduced Frequency ◽  
And Performance

This study was conducted to evaluate a strategy of using feeding stalls to protect low-ranking sows in group-housing systems. Sows (n = 150, parity 1–9) were mixed at weaning in pens of 15 sows. Control pens allowed sows to access feeding stalls for 1 h of feeding daily during the initial 2 d after mixing. Treatment pens allowed sows to access feeding stalls continuously. Social rank was determined based on outcomes of aggressive interactions among sows after mixing. Low-ranking sows used the feeding stalls more frequently (P < 0.01) than high-ranking sows during the initial 6 h after mixing. Continuous stall access reduced frequency of aggressive interactions (P = 0.05) and, consequently, reduced skin lesions (P = 0.05) of sows in the pen. Neither continuous access to stalls nor social rank affected performance of sows. These results suggest that low-ranking sows used feeding stalls as hiding spaces to escape from aggressive interactions during mixing, which reduced skin lesions caused by aggression and improved the welfare of sows in the group-housing system studied.

Effects of group housing system, pen floor type, and lactation management on performance and behaviour in rabbit does

2018 ◽  
Vol 203 ◽  
pp. 55-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Zomeño ◽  
Marco Birolo ◽  
Francesco Gratta ◽  
Andrea Zuffellato ◽  
Gerolamo Xiccato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Housing System ◽  
Group Housing

scholarly journals Development of pigs raised in a group housing system for lactating sows and their litters

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.E. van Nieuwamerongen
Keyword(s):  
Housing System ◽  
Group Housing ◽  
Lactating Sows

Verhalten und Fertilität von Sauen in Gruppenhaltung

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (02) ◽  
pp. 130-131
Author(s):  
Maren Sievert
Keyword(s):  
Housing System ◽  
Group Housing ◽  
Stable Group ◽  
Single Entry

Campler M, Pairis-Garcia M, Kieffer J et al. Sow behavior and productivity in a small stable group housing system. J Swine Health Prod 2019; 27 (2): 76–86 Aufgrund der Veränderungen der Anforderungen an die moderne Tierhaltung ordnen immer mehr Staaten der USA die Gruppenhaltung von tragenden Sauen an. Diese Studie untersuchte den Einfluss eines elektronischen Fütterungsautomaten mit „single-entry/exit“ in einer kleinen Gruppenhaltung auf das Verhalten, die Rangordnung und die Fruchtbarkeit von Sauen zum Zeitpunkt der 1. und 2. Trächtigkeit.

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