ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2019
Enrichment with Lucerne Hay Improves Sow Maternal Behaviour and Improves Piglet Survival.
Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Effects of different volumes of a water-soluble and biodegradable nesting material on behavior, pain, glycemia, farrowing traits, and performance in crated sows.Veterinary research communications · 2026Article
- Relationship between piglets' survivability and farrowing kinetics in hyper-prolific sows.Porcine health management · 2023Article
- Investigating the effects of jute nesting material and enriched piglet mats on sow welfare and piglet survival.Translational animal science · 2023Article
- Indicators of improved gestation housing of sows. Part I: Effects on behaviour, skin lesions, locomotion, and tear staining.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2023Article
- Welfare of pigs on farm.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2022Article
- Improving young pig welfare on-farm: The Five Domains Model.Journal of animal science · 2022Review
- Intrinsic challenges of neonatal adaptation in swine.Archives animal breeding · 2022Review
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Abstract
This study investigated the effects of providing lucerne hay on the behaviour and the performance of sows housed in farrowing crates during farrowing and lactation. Seventy-two mixed parity sows received either 1 kg lucerne hay daily from entry into the farrowing crate (-2 d from expected farrowing date) until weaning at 17 d (lucerne group, n = 36), or received no additional enrichment (control group, n = 36). In the 18 h prior to farrowing, the sows in the lucerne treatment spent more time performing nest-building behaviour (14.8% lucerne vs 11.1% control,
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