ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2022
The Feeding Behaviour Habits of Growing-Finishing Pigs and Its Effects on Growth Performance and Carcass Quality: A Review.
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- Comparative Analysis of Growth and Feeding Behavior in Four Chinese Indigenous Pig Breeds.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Inclusion of 8% alfalfa silage advances feeding time and improves late-finishing feed efficiency in pigs.PloS one · 2026Article
- Unraveling quantitative trait loci (QTL) overlapping epigenomic regulatory regions associated with feeding behavior in pigs.Frontiers in genetics · 2026Article
- Productive Behavior and Carcass Yield of Mexican Tropical Hairless Creole Pigs Fed Different Diets.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Genetic Characterisation of Feeding Patterns in Lactating Holstein Cows and Their Association With Feed Efficiency Traits.Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie · 2025Article
- RGB-based machine vision for enhanced pig disease symptoms monitoring and health management: a review.Journal of animal science and technology · 2025Review
- Identification of factors affecting fattening efficiency of commercial pig herds and analysis of their impact at different performance levels.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Effect of Sex on Intestinal Microbial Metabolites of Hainan Special Wild Boars.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Alleviating Heat Stress in Fattening Pigs: Low-Intensity Showers in Critical Hours Alter Body External Temperature, Feeding Pattern, Carcass Composition, and Meat Quality Characteristics.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Multi-Criteria Evaluation Model of Management for Weaned Piglets and Its Relations with Farm Performance and Veterinary Medicine Consumption.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- A New Approach to Detecting and Measuring Changes in the Feeding Behaviour Habits of Group-Housed Growing-Finishing Pigs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
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Abstract
Based on the available data of feeding behaviour habits (FBHs), this work aimed to discuss which type of pig, according to its FBHs, performs better and is more efficient. As pigs grow, average daily feed intake, meal size, and feeding rate increase, whereas small variations or even decreases in time spent eating and daily feeder visits have been reported. Moreover, the sex, breed, space allowance, feeder design, feed form, diet composition, and environmental conditions modify FBHs. On the other hand, the literature indicates the existence of four types of pigs: pigs that eat their daily feed intake in many short meals (nibblers) or in few large meals (meal eaters) combined with eating fast (faster eaters) or slow (slow eaters). The available scientific literature about ad libitum fed pigs suggests that pigs eating faster with bigger meals eat more, gain more weight, and are fatter than pigs eating less, slower, and with smaller meals. However, the feeding rate and the meal size do not influence feed efficiency. In conclusion, studies comparing growing-finishing pigs with similar feed intake, but different feeding rate and meal size are needed to better understand the influence of FBHs on feed efficiency.
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