Within neuroscience and biobehavioral research, the pig (Sus scrofus) is increasingly being
acknowledged as a valuable large animal species. Compared to the rodent brain, the pig …

The welfare of growing-finishing pigs is important inherently to the pigs, but also for the
societal acceptance and environmental impact of the husbandry system. Nevertheless …

Simple Summary Heat stress is a major problem for dairy cattle welfare, and it has several
implications for milk production. In this work, automatic sensors were used to monitor cows' …

Individual drinking patterns are a potential tool for disease monitoring in pigs. However, to
date, individual pig drinking behaviour has not been described, and effects of external …

Abstract Concrete Outdoor Runs (OUTRUNs) are a characteristic part of organic pig
housing. They must allow species-specific behaviours such as rooting and elimination, as …

Simple Summary Tail biting is a major animal welfare issue within modern pig production,
and tail biting should be prevented whenever possible. If the farmer could get an alarm …

Finding ways to motivate pigs to eliminate in dedicated areas is of major importance for the
environment and animal welfare. This review investigates pigs' elimination behaviour and …

The objective of this work is to characterize two contrasting systems of fattening pigs in
Uruguay. A total of 96 pigs (average 41.7 kg) were divided into eight groups of 12 animals …

Frequent BW monitoring of growing pigs can be useful for identifying production (eg
feeding), health and welfare problems. However, in order to construct a tool which will …

The activity of pigs is an important indicator of animal welfare and is useful as an input
parameter of an early warning tool for behavioural changes caused by eg suboptimal …