This scientific opinion focuses on the welfare of pigs on farm, and is based on literature and
expert opinion. All pig categories were assessed: gilts and dry sows, farrowing and lactating …

A review of work reported in the literature was used to present quantitative descriptions of
protein use in the growing pig. These are detailed in the text, which also points to preferred …

Sanitary challenges negatively affect feed intake and growth, leading to a negative impact
on animal well-being and economic losses. The aim of this study was to carry out a meta …

A reduction in voluntary food intake is a common feature of infection with pathogens and is
frequently referred to as pathogen-induced anorexia. Anorexia has been previously viewed …

A general model is proposed for predicting the effects of subclinical pathogen challenges of
different doses and virulence on the relative feed intake (RFI) of animals. The RFI is defined …

ABSTRACT A total of 196 barrows (88 kg) were used in a 2× 2 factorial arrangement of
treatments and housed in a facility (seven pigs per pen) where temperatures cycled between …

Predictive frameworks for performance under both physical and social stressors are
available, but no general framework yet exists for predicting the performance of animals …

A deterministic, dynamic pig growth model is described that predicts the effects of genotype
and the thermal and nutritional environments on food intake, growth and body composition …

The aim of the present study was to retrospectively analyze causes of the variation in age at
first mating in Swedish Landrace (L) and Swedish Yorkshire (Y) gilts. Production traits …

Between autumn 1997 and autumn 1999, we measured ventilation rates (using a CO2
balance method), air temperatures, and relative humidity (using self-contained dataloggers …