This review aimed to systematically map and summarize the status of animal health and
welfare in organic production. The prevalence of diseases and behavioural effects in …

Pigs in production systems are routinely exposed to challenging situations including abrupt
weaning, painful husbandry procedures, intense contact with stockpeople, and exposure to …

Socialisation is a process in which animals interact with unfamiliar conspecifics, that allows
them to develop their social abilities. Socialisation has been proposed as a method in pig …

Temporary confinement during parturition and early postpartum may provide an
intermediary step preceding loose housing that offers improvement in sow and piglet …

Little is known about the impact of social and environmental enrichment on improving
livestock resilience, ie the ability to quickly recover from perturbations. We evaluated the …

The present review using the pig as a model has highlighted the importance of the design of
the housing system on the welfare of farm animals. It has emphasised the need for research …

There is considerable interest in how early life experiences shape behavioural
development. For example, the socialisation of unfamiliar pigs pre-weaning has been …

Simple Summary In commercial pork production, piglets are weaned at a fairly young age.
Piglets are removed from the sow and are subject to sudden changes in their diet …

Simple Summary New dog owners are given a plethora of advice on how to socialise their
puppy, but such advice is often outdated and based on very few experimental studies. The …

Farrowing crates continue to be the most common system of housing farrowing and lactating
sows, however continuous confinement is one of the most contentious welfare issues in …