The effects of prior experience of straw and the level of straw provision on the behaviour of growing pigs

By J.E.L Day, A. Burfoot, C. Docking, X. Whittaker, H. Spoolder, Sandra A. Edwards. 2002

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Subfields: Animal Science and Zoology, Genetics, Small Animals

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Formalised review of environmental enrichment for pigs in relation to political decision making (2006, background): “One study also found that finely chopped straw may be considerably less suitable than long straw ( Day et al., 2002a ).”
A spatial judgement task to determine background emotional state in laboratory rats, Rattus norvegicus (2008, unknown): “The prediction was that previous exposure to an enriched environment increases the negative consequences of being subsequently housed without enrichment, as indicated in previous research (e.g. Day et al., 2002; Latham & Mason, 2006; Bateson & Matheson, 2007).”
The prevalence of tail damage in slaughter pigs in Finland and associations to carcass condemnations (2004, background): “Well-documented risk factors include low enrichment level (Petersen et al., 1995; Beattie et al., 2000; Day et al., 2002), low space allowance (Randolph et al.”
The importance of straw for pig and cattle welfare: A review (2005, background): “Arey (1993) and Day et al. (2002) also reported a tendency for straw-directed behaviour to increase with the quantity of straw provided.”
Effects of species-relevant environmental enrichment on the behaviour and productivity of finishing pigs (2006, background): “Day et al. (1996) showed that pigs performed more chewing on a rubber tube that provided a nutritional substrate in comparison with a tube without any substrate.”
A review of environmental enrichment for pigs housed in intensive housing systems (2009, background): “However, in contrast to these findings (Day et al., 2002a) found that pigs with access to straw showed lower levels of aggression than their counterparts which did not have access to straw.”
The role of novelty in environmental enrichment for the weaned pig (2009, background): “A range of studies have reported that when pigs are presented with plentiful straw they spent 10–20% of the total daytime interacting with the substrate (Kelley et al., 2000; Day et al., 2002; Van de Weerd et al., 2006; Scott et al., 2006, 2007).”
Effects of rearing and housing environment on behaviour and performance of pigs with different coping characteristics (2006, background): “it was mainly the actual availability of straw that determined the activities of the pigs (cf. Day et al., 2002a; Schouten, 1986).”