A case control study of on-farm risk factors for tail biting in pigs
By C. Moinard, M. Mendl, Christine J Nicol, L. Green. 2003
284 citations recorded by the source corpus.
Subfields: Epidemiology, Insect Science, Small Animals
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Citations in the corpus
- Effects of species-relevant environmental enrichment on the behaviour and productivity of finishing pigs (2006, background): “The availability of substrates from enrichment objects such as straw racks may be limited,dependingontheirdesign.Itisimportant thatasubstrate(eitherforadispenserora full bed) is topped up regularly with fresh material, as renewing with small amounts may present more novelty than a deep bed, which is”
- A review of environmental enrichment for pigs housed in intensive housing systems (2009, background): “It has been argued that straw or any other substrate should be replenished regularly with fresh material because this may increase levels of novelty (Heizmann et al., 1988; Moinard et al., 2003).”
- The impact of group size on damaging behaviours, aggression, fear and stress in farm animals § (2007, background): “As mentioned previously, slatted floors, limited feeder space, high stocking densities and a large farm size are other factors that can lead to tail biting (Moinard et al., 2003).”
- The prevalence of tail damage in slaughter pigs in Finland and associations to carcass condemnations (2004, background): “risk factors for tail biting include high stocking density, slatted floors, lack of bedding material and feeding-related problems (Moinard et al., 2003).”
- Assessment of animal welfare through behavioural parameters in Iberian pigs in intensive and extensive conditions (2011, background): “Preventing pigs from doing so by keeping them in a barren environment increases the risk of abnormal behaviours such as tail biting (Moinard et al., 2003; Petersen et al., 1995).”