dc.contributor.author | Temple, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Courboulay, V. | |
dc.contributor.author | Manteca, X. | |
dc.contributor.author | Velarde, Antonio | |
dc.contributor.author | Dalmau, A. | |
dc.contributor.other | Producció Animal | ca |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-08T12:44:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-07-08T12:44:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-10-10 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Temple, D., V. Courboulay, X. Manteca, A. Velarde, and A. Dalmau. 2012. “The Welfare of Growing Pigs in Five Different Production Systems: Assessment of Feeding and Housing.” Animal 6 (4): 656–667. doi: 10.1017/s1751731111001868 | ca |
dc.identifier.issn | 1751-7311 | ca |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/3070 | |
dc.description.abstract | Ninety-one farms were visited over a 2-year period to assess the welfare of growing pigs in five different production systems found
either in France or in Spain using the Welfare Quality R protocol. This study focused on animal-based measures as indicators of ‘good
feeding’ and ‘good housing’. Multiple Generalized Linear Mixed Models were performed for each measure to evaluate the differences
between production systems and to detect possible causal factors. Pigs in the conventional system presented the lowest prevalence of
poor body condition, whereas extensive Mallorcan Black pigs and extensive Iberian pigs were associated with a decreased prevalence of
bursitis and pig dirtiness. The straw-bedded system presented a lower prevalence of bursitis, but poorer hygiene and more susceptibility
of poor body condition than the conventional system. The age of the animals had a significant effect on the appearance of bursitis in the
three intensive systems studied. The type of floor was a significant causal factor of bursitis and pig dirtiness in the conventional system
and among intensive Iberian pigs. The feeding system was another causal factor of pig dirtiness on more than 50% of the body in the
conventional system, whereas pig dirtiness on less than 50% of the body was influenced by the age of the animals. The prevalence
of huddling animals in the conventional system was associated with the highest stocking densities and the lowest environmental
temperatures. The results indicate that there were important differences between production systems based on animal-based indicators
of the good feeding and housing principles. The recording of the age of the animals, type of floor, feeding system, stocking density and
environmental temperature can be useful to predict the appearance of a given welfare measure of ‘good housing’ on a farm. | ca |
dc.description.sponsorship | This study is part of the Welfare Quality®research project that has been co-financed by the European Commission, within the 6th Framework Programme, Contract no. FOOD-CT-2004-506508. The text represents the authors’ views and does not necessarily represent a position of the Commission who will not be liable for the use made of such information. The authors are grateful to the farmers, veterinarians and pig associations for their cordial collaboration. Déborah Temple was supported by an FPU scholarship from the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación of Spain. | ca |
dc.format.extent | 12 | ca |
dc.language.iso | eng | ca |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press | ca |
dc.relation.ispartof | Animal | ca |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | * |
dc.title | The welfare of growing pigs in five different production systems: assessment of feeding and housing | ca |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | ca |
dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | ca |
dc.rights.accessLevel | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
dc.embargo.terms | cap | ca |
dc.relation.projectID | EC/FP6/506508/EU/Integration of animal welfare in the food quality chain: from public concern to improved welfare and transparent quality/WELFARE QUALITY | ca |
dc.subject.udc | 636 | ca |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731111001868 | ca |
dc.contributor.group | Benestar Animal | ca |