Sow postural changes, responsiveness to piglet screams, and their impact on piglet mortality in pens and crates

Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://www.vuzv.cz/sites/File/_privat/14069.pdf" target="_blank" >http://www.vuzv.cz/sites/File/_privat/14069.pdf</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2527/jas.2013-7340" target="_blank" >10.2527/jas.2013-7340</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Sow postural changes, responsiveness to piglet screams, and their impact on piglet mortality in pens and crates
Original language description
Free farrowing pens (pens) improve the welfare of sows but may increase sow activity and negatively influence piglet production. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of pens and crates on sow postural changes, piglet trapping, sow responses topiglet screams, piglet mortality, and piglet BW gain. It was predicted that provision of greater space (in pens) would increase not only the frequency of sow postural changes and the probability of trapping but also sow responses to the screams of piglets, thus, the outcome would be no differences in fatal piglet crushing or overall mortality between the housing systems. Sow behavior was recorded and analyzed for 72 h from the birth of the first piglet.Sow postural changes included rolling from a ventral to lateral position and vice versa and going from standing to sitting, standing to lying, and sitting to lying. Occurrences of piglet trapping and sow responsiveness to real crushing situations were analyzed. Sow responsiveness was asse
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
GG - Zootechnics
OECD FORD branch
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Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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