The effects of environmental enrichment on the physiology, behaviour, productivity and meat quality of pigs raised in a hot climate

European Union (EU) legislation states that the routine tail docking of pigs should not be carried out and that manipulable materials should be made available to all pigs to prevent tail biting and allow them to behave naturally. However, between 90 and 95% of pigs within the EU still have their tai...

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Autores: Fàbrega, Emma, Marcet-Rius, Míriam, Vidal, Roger, Escribano, Damián, Cerón, José Joaquín, Manteca, Xavier, Velarde, Antonio
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2019
País:España
Recursos:Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA)
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The effects of environmental enrichment on the physiology, behaviour, productivity and meat quality of pigs raised in a hot climate
title The effects of environmental enrichment on the physiology, behaviour, productivity and meat quality of pigs raised in a hot climate
spellingShingle The effects of environmental enrichment on the physiology, behaviour, productivity and meat quality of pigs raised in a hot climate
Fàbrega, Emma
636
title_short The effects of environmental enrichment on the physiology, behaviour, productivity and meat quality of pigs raised in a hot climate
title_full The effects of environmental enrichment on the physiology, behaviour, productivity and meat quality of pigs raised in a hot climate
title_fullStr The effects of environmental enrichment on the physiology, behaviour, productivity and meat quality of pigs raised in a hot climate
title_full_unstemmed The effects of environmental enrichment on the physiology, behaviour, productivity and meat quality of pigs raised in a hot climate
title_sort The effects of environmental enrichment on the physiology, behaviour, productivity and meat quality of pigs raised in a hot climate
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fàbrega, Emma
Marcet-Rius, Míriam
Vidal, Roger
Escribano, Damián
Cerón, José Joaquín
Manteca, Xavier
Velarde, Antonio
author Fàbrega, Emma
author_facet Fàbrega, Emma
Marcet-Rius, Míriam
Vidal, Roger
Escribano, Damián
Cerón, José Joaquín
Manteca, Xavier
Velarde, Antonio
author_role author
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Vidal, Roger
Escribano, Damián
Cerón, José Joaquín
Manteca, Xavier
Velarde, Antonio
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author
author
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author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Producció Animal
Benestar Animal
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 636
topic 636
description European Union (EU) legislation states that the routine tail docking of pigs should not be carried out and that manipulable materials should be made available to all pigs to prevent tail biting and allow them to behave naturally. However, between 90 and 95% of pigs within the EU still have their tails docked to avoid the risk of tail biting. Farmers say they require information tailored to their particular production systems before they abandon this practice. In this study, four types of enrichment materials used in Spanish pig fattening production systems are compared. Most of these systems have fully slatted floors and high external temperatures for considerable periods of the year. The effects of chains (the control group), wood, paper or straw in a rack on the behaviour, health/physiology, performance and meat and carcass quality are evaluated. Straw in a rack was found to be the best material to meet the behavioural needs of pigs, whereas paper met the criteria of being manipulable, but only for a short period. To avoid the risk of blockages in the slurry system, there are some practical issues to consider and improvements to be made to the design of the rack for providing straw used in this study.
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