ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2023
A Practical Approach to Providing Environmental Enrichment to Pigs and Broiler Chickens Housed in Intensive Systems.
Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Effects of Housing and Environmental Enrichment on Performance, Welfare, and Air Quality in Fattening Pigs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Effects of different environmental enrichment tools to improve behavior, welfare, and growth performance of broiler chickens.Tropical animal health and production · 2025Article
- 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
- The Combined Use of Cinnamaldehyde and Vitamin C Is Beneficial for Better Carcass Character and Intestinal Health of Broilers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Tactile, Auditory, and Visual Stimulation as Sensory Enrichment for Dairy Cattle.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Review
- Effects of Environmental Enrichments on Welfare and Hepatic Metabolic Regulation of Broiler Chickens.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
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Abstract
In Europe, regulations contain guidance to maintain high standards of animal welfare. In many parts of the world, large buyers for supermarkets or restaurants are the main enforcers of basic animal welfare standards. They can have considerable influence on improving standards on large commercial farms. Research clearly shows that straw is one of the most effective environmental enrichment for pigs. On some large farms, there are concerns that straw will either clog waste management systems or bring in disease. This paper contains a review of both scientific research and practical experience with enrichment devices that are easy to implement. Pigs prefer enrichment objects that they can chew up and deform. Broiler chickens prefer to climb up on objects, hide under them or peck them. It is always essential to uphold basic welfare standards such as animal cleanliness and low levels of lameness (difficulty walking). It is also important to reduce lesions, and maintain body conditions of breeding animals. An environment enrichment device is never a substitute for poorly managed facilities. It should enhance animal welfare on well-managed farms.
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