The welfare of growing-finishing pigs is important inherently to the pigs, but also for the
societal acceptance and environmental impact of the husbandry system. Nevertheless …

There is a demand in the livestock industry for alternative assessments of feed efficiency.
Infrared thermography was tested for predicting heat production, methane production and for …

Residual feed intake (RFI) is commonly used as a measure of feed efficiency at a given level
of production. A total of 16,872 pigs with their pedigree traced back as far as possible was …

Residual feed intake (RFI) is a measure of feed efficiency defined as the difference between
observed and predicted feed intake based on average requirements for growth and …

Estimating individual feed intake of fish held in groups has long been a challenge
precluding precise knowledge of the individual variation of feed efficiency (FE) in fish. In this …

Because feed is the major cost to pork production, management practices and breeding
strategies are aimed at optimizing feed intake. Knowledge about the shape of feed intake …

The feeding behaviour of individual growing-finishing pigs can be continuously monitored
using sensors such as electronic feeding stations (EFSs), and this could be further used to …

Estimates of genetic parameters related to pig behavior under stressful situations are
required before selection programs can be designed to produce more docile pigs. Pig …

The present study investigated the effects of voluntary feed intake (FI) the first days after
weaning on gastrointestinal development and protein fermentation the first week after …

The aim of the study was to assess the impact of selection for residual feed intake (RFI) on
the behavioural activity of lines divergently selected for RFI during seven generations. In all …