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Agonic Aspiration of Blood: Not Useful as an Animal-Based Indicator of Electrical Stunning Ineffectiveness in Pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus)
Ferreira, Maria Francisca; Fàbrega, Emma; Pires, Isabel; Vieira-Pinto, Maria Madalena (Animals, 2023-07-13) Benestar AnimalAgonic aspiration of blood (AAB) may result from an inadequate exsanguination with accidental trachea severing, that can be favoured by ineffective stunning of pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus). This study ... -
Air treatment technologies in pig farms. Life cycle assessment of dry and wet scrubbers in Northern Italy and Northeastern Spain
Ruiz-Colmenero, Marta; Costantini, Michele; Bàllega, Ariadna; Zoli, Michele; Andón, Miquel; Cerrillo, Míriam; Fàbrega, Emma; Bonmati, August; Guarino, Marcella; Bacenetti, Jacopo (Science of the Total Environment, 2024-02-24) Benestar Animal; Sostenibilitat en BiosistemesOver the years, different solutions were developed and tested to reduce the emissions of ammonia and particulate matter from the livestock facilities. The environmental performances of these solutions ... -
Animal discomfort: A concept analysis using the domesticated pig (Sus scrofa) as a model
Franchi, Guilherme A.; Bagaria, Marc; Boswijk, Heleen; Fàbrega-Romans, Emma; Herskin, Mette S.; Westin, Rebecka (Livestock Science, 2024-07-08) Benestar AnimalThe term discomfort is frequently used in for example biomedical studies, animal experimentation for farming purposes, animal welfare legislation, and ethical permits for animal experimentation. However, ... -
Changes in cortisol and cortisone in hair of pigs reared under heat stress conditions
Escribano, Damián; Contreras-Jodar, Alexandra; López-Arjona, Marina; Joaquín Cerón, José; Fàbrega, Emma; Aymerich, Pau; Dalmau, Antoni (Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023-07-18) Benestar AnimalHeat stress accounts for millions of dollars in losses for swine producers worldwide. The aim of the present study was to determine and evaluate cortisol and cortisone in hair as indicators of thermal ... -
Competing risk analyses of longevity in Duroc sows with a special emphasis on leg conformation
Fernández de Sevilla, X.; Fàbrega-Romans, Emma; Tibau , Joan; Casellas, Joaquim (Animal, 2009-01-01) Benestar Animal; Genètica i Millora AnimalA competing risk approach was used to evaluate the influence of several factors on culling risk for 587 Duroc sows. Three different analyses were performed according to whether sow failure was due to ... -
Editorial: Holistic prevention strategies for tail biting in pigs; from farm to slaughterhouse
D'Eath, Richard B.; O'Driscoll, Keelin; Fàbrega, Emma (Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023-11-09) Benestar Animal -
Estrategias alimentarias para la prevención de diarreas postdestete en sistemas de producción porcina ecológica
Fàbrega, Emma; Bagaria, Marc; Vila, Lluís; Delàs, Pino (porciNews, 2023, 33, Marzo, 40-49, 2023-03) Benestar AnimalLa ganadería ecológica es un sistema productivo en proceso de desarrollo en Cataluña, siendo el porcino uno de los sectores estratégicos. Este tipo de producción requiere de unos altos estándares de ... -
Impact of Nutritional Strategies to Prevent Post-Weaning Diarrhoea on Performance, Behaviour, and Microbiota in Piglets from Organic Farming
Bagaria, Marc; Ramayo-Caldas, Yuliaxis; González-Rodríguez, Olga; Vila, Lluís; Delàs, Pino; Fàbrega-Romans, Emma (Animals, 2024-06-08) Benestar Animal; Genètica i Millora AnimalOrganic livestock farming is committed to high environmental and animal welfare standards, although pathologies such as post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD) may appear. The main objective of this study was to ... -
Reducing Stocking Densities and Using Cooling Systems for More Adapted Pigs to High Temperatures When Reared in Intensive Conditions
Contreras-Jodar, Alexandra; Escribano, Damián; Joaquin Cerón, José; López-Arjona, Marina; Aymerich, Pau; Soldevila, Carme; Fàbrega, Emma; Dalmau, Antoni (Animals, 2023-07-27) Benestar AnimalThis study is aimed at evaluating the effect of reducing stocking density and using cooling systems to mitigate the negative effects of high temperatures in growing pigs (females and castrated males) ... -
The effect of a high monounsaturated fat diet on body weight, backfat and loin muscle growth in high and medium-lean pig genotypes
Mas, G.; Soler, J.; Llavall, M.; Tibau , J.; Roca, R.; Coll, D.; Fàbrega, E. (Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2012-01-23) Genètica i Millora Animal; Benestar AnimalThe objective of this study was to evaluate whether the use of a diet rich in oleic acid could have an effect on daily weight gain, backfat and loin muscle (Longissimus thoracis) depth. One hundred and ... -
Uso de nuevas tecnologías digitales para la evaluación del bienestar en granja y matadero
Fàbrega, Emma; Bagaria, Marc; Varvaró, Aranzazu; Averós, Xavier; Estevez, Inma (PorciSapiens, 2023, 7, Abril, 30-38, 2023-04) Benestar AnimalEl Bienestar Animal es un aspecto que ha ganado importancia en la producción animal, tanto para la sociedad en general como para los ganaderos y sus intereses económicos. Se puede definir como “el ... -
Ús de l'alimentació líquida per a prevenir la caudofàgia en porcí i millorar la sostenibilitat en producció intensiva de porcí
Fàbrega-Romans, Emma (2022) Benestar Animal