ANSC 1210 Lecture 15: Lecture 15
15 Mar 2017
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Welfare issues and solutions in relation to physical and social environment 3. Best methods: straw, corn silage, bark chips, branches. Less efficient methods: mirror, concrete block, rubber mat, handful of straw, mineral block, plastic ball, chain, rubber hose, suspended toys, suspended tire. Benefits of straw for pigs: provision of straw to pigs can reduce the incidence of. Tail biting: straw can also reduce the incidence of esophago-gastric ulcer in pigs, however, straw is not compatible with most manure systems. Environmental enrichment: boomer ball, see saw toy, bite rite, plastic ring and wood, rooting cones, porcichew, chain, disc with chains, accelerometer (quattriuum, slap shot, refer to slide 9 for example of data recorded with an accelerometer. Environmental enrichment: a mirror in the stall may reduce the incidence of stereotypies, mirrors have been shows to reduce anxiety during transport. Increased eating, reduced vocalising: foraging or feed dispensing devices. Edinburgh foodball for pigs: distraction aid, decahedron, tongue twister.
