Precision livestock farming in swine welfare: a review for swine practitioners

M Benjamin, S Yik - Animals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The increasing implementation of technological advances originally
developed for video gaming (PlayStation, Xbox) is hel** to progress livestock production …

A systematic review on validated precision livestock farming technologies for pig production and its potential to assess animal welfare

Y Gómez, AH Stygar, IJMM Boumans… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Several precision livestock farming (PLF) technologies, conceived for optimizing farming
processes, are developed to detect the physical and behavioral changes of animals …

Welfare of pigs on farm

EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare … - EFSA …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This scientific opinion focuses on the welfare of pigs on farm, and is based on literature and
expert opinion. All pig categories were assessed: gilts and dry sows, farrowing and lactating …

Linking animal welfare and antibiotic use in pig farming—A review

R Albernaz-Gonçalves, G Olmos Antillón, MJ Hötzel - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Minimising stress in intensive pig farms is paramount to raising
immunocompetent pigs. This entails providing the pigs with living conditions (from birth to …

Regulations on the use of antibiotics in livestock production in South America: a comparative literature analysis

RA Da Silva, NE Arenas, VL Luiza, JAZ Bermudez… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
As a global health problem, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crosses national borders,
leading UN (United Nations) multilateral agencies to call for all countries to improve the …

Effects of group housing on sow welfare: A review

M Verdon, CF Hansen, JL Rault… - Journal of animal …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Factors that have been shown to impact the welfare of group-housed sows are discussed in
this review. Floor space allowance markedly affects sow welfare. In addition to quantity of …

[HTML][HTML] Mitigating the risks posed by intensification in livestock production: the examples of antimicrobial resistance and zoonoses

W Gilbert, LF Thomas, L Coyne, J Rushton - animal, 2021 - Elsevier
Major shifts in how animals are bred, raised and slaughtered are involved in the
intensification of livestock systems. Globally, these changes have produced major increases …

Docking the value of pigmeat? Prevalence and financial implications of welfare lesions in Irish slaughter pigs

S Harley, LA Boyle, NE O'Connell, SJ More… - Animal …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Expansion of the meat inspection process to incorporate animal-based welfare
measurements could contribute towards significant improvements in pig (Sus scrofa …

[BOOK][B] Broom and Fraser's Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare 6th Edition

DM Broom - 2021 - books.google.com
Completely updated and revised, and synthesizing the recent explosion in animal welfare
literature, the sixth edition of this best-selling textbook continues to provide a thorough …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of the automated monitoring of the sow activity in farrowing pens using video and accelerometer data

M Oczak, F Bayer, S Vetter, K Maschat… - … and Electronics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Patterns in pigs activity can be an indicator of health and welfare of the animals. This
motivates researchers to develop Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) tools for automated …