The provision of straw in animal production systems is widely presumed to be beneficial for
the welfare of the animals. The aim of this paper is to review the scientific basis of this …

In animals, including humans, free access to high-quality (generally energy-dense) food can
result in obesity, leading to physiological and health problems. Consequently, various …

We report the sequencing at 131× coverage, de novo assembly and analyses of the genome
of a female Tibetan wild boar. We also resequenced the whole genomes of 30 Tibetan wild …

The usual restricted feeding level during gestation, whilst adequate to maximise economic
performance, might not fulfil behavioural needs of the sow. Hunger and frustration of feeding …

Fibres from a variety of sources are a common constituent of pig feeds. They provide a
means to utilise locally-produced plant materials which are often a by-product of the food or …

The effects of fibre in diets for periparturient sows are poorly documented. Three weeks
before farrowing, 41 sows (LACT) were fed a diet containing 3.8% crude fibre. Other 40 …

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of feeding sows a bulky diet during
gestation on their physiological and metabolic adaptations during the peripartum period …

During the past decades there has been considerable interest in the use of dietary fibre in
both animal and human nutrition. In human subjects dietary fibre has been studied …

Twenty-one multiparous sows were used in a Latin square design, from days 7 to 90 of
gestation, to test the effect of fibre and food levels on feeding motivation and feeding-related …

With millions of affected animals worldwide, ungulates are the most prevalent mammalian
stereotypers. Agricultural ungulate stereotypies were also the first to attract serious scientific …