Advances in Pig Welfare.

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Špinka, Marek
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kent : Elsevier Science, 2017.
Colección:Woodhead Publishing in food science, technology, and nutrition.
Temas:
Swine.
Swine industry.
Swine
Porcs.
Porcs > Industrie.
Swine industry
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Advances in Pig Welfare
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of Contributors
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • The book content
  • A wish for the book
  • I. Pig Welfare Hot Spots
  • 1 Overview of commercial pig production systems and their main welfare challenges
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Production cycle of pigs
  • 1.2.1 The mating unit
  • 1.2.2 The gestation unit
  • 1.2.3 The farrowing unit
  • 1.2.4 The weaner unit
  • 1.2.5 The rearing unit
  • 1.3 Housing systems and EU welfare regulation
  • 1.3.1 Mating unit
  • 1.3.2 Gestation unit
  • 1.3.3 Farrowing unit1.3.4 Weaner unit
  • 1.3.5 Rearing unit
  • 1.4 Welfare challenges and possible improvements
  • 1.4.1 The mating unit
  • 1.4.2 The gestation unit
  • 1.4.3 The farrowing unit
  • 1.4.4 Weaner unit and rearing unit
  • 1.5 Conclusions and future development
  • References
  • 2 Sow welfare in the farrowing crate and alternatives
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.1.1 Why is the farrowing period a welfare â#x80;#x98;hot spotâ#x80;#x99;?
  • 2.1.2 What are the sow welfare issues in farrowing/lactation?
  • 2.2 Ecology of sow reproduction
  • 2.2.1 Natural behaviour
  • 2.2.2 Maternal investment theory2.3 Genetic â#x80;#x98;improvementâ#x80;#x99; and its implications
  • 2.3.1 Genetic selection criteria and their consequences for sow welfare
  • 2.3.2 Short-term gains versus lifetime implications
  • 2.3.3 Feasibility of selection for robustness and temperament
  • 2.4 Biologyâ#x80;#x93;building interface
  • 2.4.1 Needs of the sow (and other parties)
  • 2.4.1.1 Design detail to reconcile the triangle of needs
  • 2.4.2 What systems are available?
  • 2.4.3 How well do they meet the needs?
  • 2.4.3.1 Evaluating the welfare attributes of systems
  • 2.4.3.2 Evaluating system production performance2.5 Biologyâ#x80;#x93;management interface
  • 2.5.1 Humanâ#x80;#x93;animal interaction
  • 2.5.2 Pharmalogical intervention around farrowing and supervision
  • 2.5.3 Cross-fostering and nurse sows
  • 2.5.4 Feeding strategies
  • 2.5.5 Weaning age
  • 2.6 Conclusions and future trends
  • Abbreviations
  • References
  • 3 Piglet mortality and morbidity: inevitable or unacceptable?
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.1.1 Current international levels and trends â#x80;#x93; are we making relative progress?
  • 3.1.2 Economic, environmental and ethical importance3.1.3 The evolutionary aspects of piglet mortality â#x80;#x93; are we pushing it too far?
  • 3.2 Mortality and welfare
  • 3.2.1 Is mortality a welfare issue?
  • 3.2.2 Prevalence of different causes and their welfare implications
  • 3.2.3 Stillbirths
  • 3.2.4 Hypoxia, low viability/prematurity, hypothermia â#x80;#x93; do they have lesser pain perception?
  • 3.2.5 Crushing, savaging â#x80;#x93; mortality vs morbidity
  • 3.2.6 Congenital abnormality, starvation, infection/disease â#x80;#x93; chronic states
  • 3.2.7 Ethics of euthanasia

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