Mounting behaviour in finishing pigs: Stable individual differences are not due to dominance or stage of sexual development
Every year around 100 million male piglets are castrated in the EU, usually without
anaesthesia or post-operative analgesia. This surgical intervention is painful and stressful …
anaesthesia or post-operative analgesia. This surgical intervention is painful and stressful …
Selection against aggressiveness in pigs at re-grouping: practical application and implications for long-term behavioural patterns
The routine mixing of pigs causes aggression that cannot be greatly reduced by low-cost
environmental changes. The variability and heritability of aggressiveness are discussed and …
environmental changes. The variability and heritability of aggressiveness are discussed and …
Preparatory work for the future development of animal based measures for assessing the welfare of pigs‐Report 1: Preparatory work for the future development of …
H Spoolder, M Bracke, C Mueller‐Graf… - EFSA Supporting …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The EFSA Animal Health and Welfare panel is requested to develop several
scientific opinions concerning animal based measures to assess the welfare of livestock …
scientific opinions concerning animal based measures to assess the welfare of livestock …