Observations of sows and piglets housed in farrowing pens with temporary crating or farrowing crates on a commercial farm
Observations of sows and piglets housed in farrowing pens with temporary crating or farrowing crates on a commercial farm
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DOI：
10.1016/j.applanim.2016.01.004
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发表时间：
2016-03-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Barugh, Ian W.
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作者：
Chidgey, Kirsty L.;Morel, Patrick C. H.;Barugh, Ian W.
产仔栏的替代品已经被开发出来以改善母猪福利。这些替代性分娩系统旨在提供更多空间，让母猪在哺乳期间有更大的活动自由度。该实验是比较母猪和仔猪在两种分娩系统中的表现和行为的大型研究的一部分。在一种分娩系统中，母猪从分娩前 5 天到分娩后 28 天都被圈养在板条箱中（N = 15 头母猪和 187 头出生的仔猪）。在另一个分娩系统中，母猪从分娩前 3 天到哺乳期第 4 天最初被圈养在板条箱中，之后它们被松散地放在围栏中，直到第 28 天断奶（N = 16 头母猪和 178 头仔猪出生）。目的是比较母猪和仔猪在产后 1-6 天期间在板条箱和栏内的行为。两个系统中的母猪大部分时间都在躺着（88-94% 的时间在栏内，72-94% 的时间在栏内），并且在第 1-6 天期间，栏内和栏内母猪站立 (P=0.20)、坐着 (P=0.63) 或躺着 (P=0.45) 的时间没有差异。对栏内的母猪进行了调查（P = 0.03）和触摸（P
Alternatives to farrowing crates have been developed to improve sow welfare. These alternative farrowing systems have been designed to provide more space, allowing sows greater freedom of movement during lactation. This experiment was part of a larger study comparing sow and piglet performance and behaviour in two farrowing systems. In one farrowing system, sows were housed in crates from 5 days pre- until 28 days post-farrowing (N = 15 sows and 187 piglets born). In the other farrowing system, sows were initially housed in crates from 3 days pre-farrowing until day 4 of lactation, after which they were loose within a pen until weaning at 28 days (N=16 sows and 178 piglets born). The objective was to compare the behaviour of sows and piglets in crates and pens during days 1-6 post-farrowing. Sows in both systems spent the majority of their time lying (88-94% of the time in crates, and 72-94% of the time in pens) and there was no difference between crates and pens for the amount of time sows spent standing (P=0.20), sitting (P=0.63), or lying (P=0.45) during days 1-6. Sows in pens investigated (P = 0.03) and touched (P