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Advances in Pig Welfare, Second Edition continues its complete
coverage of key areas of pig welfare assessment, management and
improvement. The book covers both recent developments and
reviews of historical welfare issues, with 12 new chapters
addressing the most relevant and significant issues from a global
perspective. Sections review the needs of pigs, including chapters
on the physical environment and the social and emotional needs of
the animals, key welfare issues in the pig’s lifecycle from birth
to slaughter, including weaning, aggression and pig-human
interactions, and emerging topics such as prenatal stress,
individual differences and organic farming. Final sections cover
pig welfare and attitudes towards pig welfare amongst farmers and
other stakeholders. Written by an international team of leaders in
the field, the book continues to be a useful resource for
practicing vets involved in welfare assessment, welfare research
scientists and students, and indeed anyone with a professional
interest in the welfare of pigs.
This collection features four peer-reviewed reviews on improving
the welfare of gilts and sows. The first chapter reviews current
knowledge on the factors affecting the health and welfare of gilts
and sows during pregnancy and parturition. The chapter considers
the influence of group housing, stress and social interaction on
the development of production diseases, such as post-partum
dysgalactia syndrome and porcine reproductive and respiratory
syndrome. The second chapter provides a detailed overview of the
factors affecting the welfare of pigs during breeding and
gestation. The chapter considers the influence of modern pig
production on animal behaviour and welfare and reviews to what
extent the inability to form matriarchal groupings contributes to
demonstrations of aggressive behaviour. The third chapter
concentrates on the managerial and environmental interventions that
attempt to reconcile the behavioural and physiological needs of
both the sow and piglets to optimise their welfare during farrowing
and lactation. The final chapter describes the welfare issues
associated with individual confinement systems and examines the
nature and significance of stereotyped behaviour in gestating sows.
The chapter also addresses the issue of hunger in the pregnant sow
and drivers to adopt group housing systems for pregnant sows.
This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on
improving piglet welfare. The first chapter reviews the main
welfare challenges faced during farrowing and lactation, including
the occurrence of painful husbandry procedures, such as tooth
resection, tail docking and castration. The chapter also highlights
various mitigation strategies that can be implemented to optimise
the welfare of both sows and piglets in the farrowing environment.
The second chapter addresses some of the main welfare concerns that
can arise during the weaning and nursery stage as a result of
separation between piglet and sow and exposure to a new
environment. The chapter also summarises the most important fields
of environmental, nutritional and social stress and how these
experiences can be mitigated with the correct strategies. The third
chapter considers the demand for improved welfare and animal
handling systems from governments, non-governmental organisations
and consumers. The chapter reviews recent advancements in
technology that have the potential to improve animal wellbeing,
profitability and performance during the weaning period. The final
chapter discusses the main etiological agents acting in the period
of transition from weaning, the risk factors for their introduction
and diffusion within the farm and the main measures available for
their control.
With growing concern from consumers and regulatory agencies about
the welfare of farmed animals such as pigs, the livestock sector
must assess how animal welfare can be improved whilst ensuring
livestock production remains economically and environmentally
sustainable. Understanding the behaviour and improving the welfare
of pigs is a comprehensive review of key research in this important
area. This collection reviews genetic and developmental factors
affecting pig behaviour and current welfare issues at different
production stages, as well as specific issues such as tail biting
and castration. The book concludes with an assessment of ways to
measure welfare, including techniques to monitor pig behaviour.
With its distinguished editor and international team of expert
authors, Understanding the behaviour and improving the welfare of
pigs will be a standard text for university researchers in
pig/swine and veterinary science as well as ethology. It will also
be a key reference for government and other agencies involved in
regulating and monitoring farm animal welfare, as well as farmers
and companies involved in pig production.
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