ReviewAnimal : an international journal of animal bioscience2020
Review: Early life predisposing factors for biting in pigs.
Review in Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.
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- Enrichments Adjusted to the Number of Litters: Simple Approach to Improve the Welfare of Weaned Piglets under Farm Conditions.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Porcine ear necrosis is associated with social behaviours in weaned piglets.BMC veterinary research · 2024Article
- Detecting tail biters by monitoring pig screams in weaning pigs.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Assessing Decision Support Tools for Mitigating Tail Biting in Pork Production: Current Progress and Future Directions.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Review
- Dietary fiber and weaning age affect stress and immune markers in saliva of sows and their offspring.Journal of animal science · 2024Article
- When the neighbors are noisy: effect of social challenge in collateral pens of stressed animals.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Porcine ear necrosis: characterization of lesions and associated pathogens.Veterinary research · 2023Article
- Regulations on the Use of Antibiotics in Livestock Production in South America: A Comparative Literature Analysis.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Comparison of single- and double-spaced feeders with regard to damaging behavior in pigs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Editorial: Holistic prevention strategies for tail biting in pigs; from farm to slaughterhouse.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Identifying Early Indicators of Tail Biting in Pigs by Variable Selection Using Partial Least Squares Regression.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Welfare of pigs on farm.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2022Article
- Virological Characterization of Pigs with Erythema Multiforme.Microorganisms · 2022Article
- Sexual dimorphism in ritualized agonistic behaviour, fighting ability and contest costs of Sus scrofa.Frontiers in zoology · 2022Article
- Linking Animal Welfare and Antibiotic Use in Pig Farming-A Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
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Abstract
The pig industry faces many animal welfare issues. Among these, biting behaviour has a high incidence. It is indicative of an existing problem in biters and is a source of physical damage and psychological stress for the victims. We categorize this behaviour into aggressive and non-aggressive biting, the latter often being directed towards the tail. This review focusses specifically on predisposing factors in early life, comprising the prenatal and postnatal periods up to weaning, for the expression of aggressive and non-aggressive biting later in life. The influence of personality and coping style has been examined in a few studies. It varies according to these studies and, thus, further evaluation is needed. Regarding the effect of environmental factors, the number of scientific papers is low (less than five papers for most factors). No clear influence of prenatal factors has been identified to date. Aggressive biting is reduced by undernutrition, cross-fostering and socialization before weaning. Non-aggressive biting is increased by undernutrition, social stress due to competition and cross-fostering. These latter three factors are highly dependent on litter size at birth. The use of familiar odours may contribute to reducing biting when pigs are moved from one environment to another by alleviating the level of stress associated with novelty. Even though the current environment in which pigs are expressing biting behaviours is of major importance, the pre-weaning environment should be optimized to reduce the likelihood of this problem.
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