Understanding weaning distress

By D. Weary, Jennifer Jasper, M. Hötzel. 2008

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Play behaviour in dairy calves is reduced by weaning and by a low energy intake (2010, positive): “Such negative effects ofweaning may be due to weaning too early, before the young animal is emotionally and physiologically ready (see Colson et al., 2006;Weary et al., 2008).”
Effects of early contact between non-littermate piglets and of the complexity of farrowing conditions on social behaviour and weight gain (2009, background): “Furthermore, weaning most often results in a period of low feed intake, poor weight gain or even weight loss and sporadically diarrhoea, and, thus, increasing risks for illness or even death of piglets (Blecha et al., 1985; Weary et al., 2008).”
The effects of alternative weaning methods on behaviour in beef calves (2010, positive): “These effects are thought to be mediated by the severance of mother–young bond (Weary et al., 2008; Newberry and Swanson, 2008) and the loss of milk supply (Ungerfeld et al., 2009).”
Effects of environmental enrichment and loose housing of lactating sows on piglet behaviour before and after weaning (2011, background): “The weaning process onsists of multiple stressors (Weary et al., 2008), and the ostweaning enrichment may have served as a distraction Bolhuis et al.”