The welfare of pigs can be improved by giving them something to chew on and root at, also known as environmental enrichment. Some enrichment materials also help reduce tail and ear biting. All pigs ...
It is a legal requirement that all pigs in the UK are provided with some form of environmental enrichment. Research has found when pigs are happy and less frustrated they are less likely to carry out ...
In this project, the effect of enrichment on the economics of production was assessed in finishing pis and breeder pigs. In finishing pigs, material and labour costs of added enrichment were compared ...
When pigs cannot perform innate species-specific behaviours (e.g. rooting or chewing), behavioural disorders, like tail biting, can occur. However, it seems that various enrichment materials enhance ...
Enrichment objects can be a practical way to provide rooting and chewing material to growing pigs, on which they can express species-specific behaviors. The challenge is to provide enrichment objects ...
Pigs, intelligent and potentially destructive animals, can present unique challenges to laboratory animal caretakers trying to provide optimal housing and environmental enrichment. The authors ...
It is a legal requirement that all pigs in the UK are provided with some form of environmental enrichment. Research has found when pigs are happy and less frustrated they are less likely to carry out ...
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