The importance of straw for pig and cattle welfare: A review

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Maternal deprivation and the development of stereotypic behaviour (2008, background): “…of aggression, less anti-social behaviour and better maternal care of their own offspring; and some suggest that this may indicate that animals reared in more ‘enriched’ environments are better able to cope following weaning (Hotzel et al., 2004; see also O’Connell et al., 2005; Tuyttens, 2005).”
Coping personality type and environmental enrichment affect aggression at weaning in pigs (2011, background): “Environmental enrichment, intended here as increased space allowance and provision of rooting substrates, has generally been accepted as a way to increase the pigs’ welfare, both before and after weaning (Tuyttens, 2005; van de Weerd and Day, 2009), and could be a key factor in order to reduce aggre”
Effects of environmental enrichment and loose housing of lactating sows on piglet behaviour before and after weaning (2011, background): “The beneficial effects of providing possibilities for social learning on food intake and neophobia may be even larger when sow and piglets are also housed in an enriched environment, as providing substrate will broaden the behavioural repertoire of the sow (Tuyttens, 2005).”
A review of environmental enrichment for pigs housed in intensive housing systems (2009, background): “Previous studies have reviewed the literature concerning straw only (Arey, 1993; Tuyttens, 2005), or have focussed mainly on enrichment objects (Bracke et al.”