Pig production is one of the main livestock activities around the world. However, the demand in the consumption of meat has caused the animals to be housed in small areas and with poor sensory stimulation, affecting their development and increasing their stress. The gestation stage is very...
Author(s)
Espejo, G.; Paredes-Ramos, P.; Ahuja-Aguirre, C.; Naranjo, A. C. F.
Publisher
Asociación Interprofesional para el Desarrollo Agrario, Saragossa, Spain
Citation
ITEA, 2023, 119, 1, pp 19-29
In domestic conditions, adult stallions are mostly housed individually in internal stables to reduce the risk of injuries during social interactions. Social deprivation in horses results in physiological stress and behavioural problems. The aim of this study was to test the "social box" (SB), which ...
Author(s)
Zollinger, A.; Wyss, C.; Bardou, D.; Bachmann, I.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Animals, 2023, 13, 8,
Feather pecking and cannibalism are prominent problems in modern laying hen husbandry. Among the various approaches to address this issue, environmental enrichment plays a crucial role. In this on-farm study, four winter gardens of an organic farm henhouse were equipped with an automatic enrichment ...
Author(s)
Riedel, A.; Canci, M.; Spindler, B.; Kemper, N.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Animals, 2023, 13, 6,
Genetic selection for breast yields and fewer days to market has inadvertent effects on broiler meat quality. Woody breast (WB) and white striping (WS) are pectoralis major myopathies prevalent in commercial broilers. Effects of voluntary exercise on these disorders, specifically, are unknown. A...
Author(s)
Meyer, M. M.; Johnson, A. K.; Bobeck, E. A.
Publisher
Elsevier, Oxford, UK
Citation
Poultry Science, 2023, 102, 4,
The aim of this review was to present the possibilities of minimizing fearfulness and stress in horses by various prophylactic and therapeutic methods. The teaching techniques mentioned in the article (imprint training, habituation, desensitization, counterconditioning) can be successfully used not ...
Author(s)
Budzyńska, M.; Jarosz, M.; Kapustka, J.
Publisher
Polskie Towarzystwo Nauk Weterynaryjnych, Lublin, Poland
Citation
Medycyna Weterynaryjna, 2023, 79, 2, pp 65-71
This study investigated age-related changes in turkey welfare measures (wounds, feather quality (FQ), feather cleanliness, and footpad condition (FCON)) and walking ability (gait) as influenced by different types of environmental enrichment (EE). Tom turkeys (n = 420) were randomly assigned to:...
Author(s)
Dong YiRu; Fraley, G. S.; Siegford, J. M.; Zhu FengQing; Erasmus, M. A.
Publisher
Public Library of Sciences (PLoS), San Francisco, USA
Citation
PLoS ONE, 2023, 18, 5,
For sows introduced into new groups, the aggressive behavior associated with establishing a social hierarchy represents a period of severe stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of providing sows with an improved pen environment (straw in racks and ropes) on aggressive behavior ...
Author(s)
Galli, M. C.; Lagoda, M. E.; Gottardo, F.; Contiero, B.; Boyle, L. A.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Animals, 2023, 13, 5,
Environmental enrichment can increase the occurrence of natural behavior and improve leg health and other animal welfare outcomes in broiler chickens. This study aimed to assess the effects of three environmental enrichments, specifically hay bales, step platforms, and laser lights, on subclinical...
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Silva, M. I. L. da; Lima Almeida Paz, I. C. de; Jacinto, A. S.; Nascimento Filho, M. A.; Oliveira, A. B. S. de; Santos, I. G. A. dos; Santos Mota, F. dos; Caldara, F. R.; Jacobs, L.
Publisher
Public Library of Sciences (PLoS), San Francisco, USA
Citation
PLoS ONE, 2023, 18, 4,
Hand vaccinating is time consuming and inefficient. Oral vaccines delivered by drenching are less likely to be used due to a lack of labor on farms. Current environmental enrichment (EE) technologies do not allow pigs to express certain natural behaviors such as rooting and getting a reward. We...
Author(s)
Robbins, R. C.; Archer, C.; Giménez-Lirola, L. G.; Mora-Díaz, J. C.; McGlone, J. J.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group, London, UK
Citation
Scientific Reports, 2023, 13, 2,
Showers can be used in the outdoor run to improve thermal comfort and provide environmental enrichment for growing-finishing pigs. Showers may also reduce ammonia emissions by preventing excessive soiling in summer. Few studies have addressed water cooling measures for pigs in systems with concrete ...
Author(s)
Wimmler, C.; Leeb, C.; Winckler, C.; Knoll, M.; Holinger, M.
Publisher
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2023, 258,