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If you are already a member please login below: Username: Password: Enrichment:         Behaviour Index             Article Index Alternative Pork Production Systems: Overview of Facilities, Performance Measures, and Meat Quality Texas Tech University Environmental Enrichment effects on Growing Pig Behaviour, Neocortex Morphology and Immunity (On-going Trial) Texas Tech University Effect of rearing environment and environmental enrichment on the behavior and neural development of young pigs Colorado State University Environmental Enrichment for Confinement Hogs Colorado State University Toys, mingling and driving reduce excitability in pigs Colorado State University Richness of pig's environment affects handling in chute Colorado State University Effects of rearing environment on the behaviour of young pigs Colorado State University Assessment of Multiple Concurrent Stressor Effects in Swine National Pork Producers Council Complexity of an Animal's Environment and Its Stressors University of Hawaii Pacifying piggies University of Guelph - PDF file Improving Animal Welfare in Intensely Raised Hogs Using a Combined Electrolyte and Environment Enrichment Treatment Alberta Agriculture Handling:    Behaviour Index    Top of page Handling Pigs for Optimum Performance North Carolina State University Effects of Genotype and Pre-Slaughter Handling on Pork Quality The National Pork Producers Council Transporting Pigs - Dr.Mc Glone Texas Tech University Transport conditions in the EU Danish Meat Research Institute Weighing And Sorting Pigs 1993 North Carolina Healthy Hog Seminar Review: Reducing handling stress improves both productivity and welfare Colorado State University Handling Pigs for Optimum Performance Colorado State University Care and Handling Fact Sheets Alberta Agriculture Bacon Bits Using Odours to Familiarize Pigs Prior to Re-Grouping Alberta Agriculture Teaching Principles of Behaviour and Equipment Design For Handling Livestock Colorado State University Solving Livestock Handling Problems Colorado State University Assessment of Stress During Handling and Transport Colorado State University Behavioral Principles of Livestock Handling Colorado State University Feedlot Cattle with Calm Temperaments Have Higher Average Daily Gains Than Cattle with Excitable Temperaments Colorado State University Design of loading facilities and holding pens Colorado State University Restraint of Livestock Colorado State University PIH-116 Handling Hogs Purdue University Investigations into the causes of transport and lairage mortality in Danish slaughter pigs Danish Meat Research Institute Effect of Different Stocking Densities during Transport on Pig Welfare Danish Meat Research Institute PDF Livestock Care and Handling at Markets Indiana State Board of Animal Health Welfare of Pigs During Transport National Pork Board PDF Articles on Transportation Management Sub-category Slaughter Welfare:    Behaviour Index    Top of page Cardiac arrest stunning of livestock and poultry Colorado State University Effect of genetics on handling and CO2 stunning of pigs Colorado State University Electroanaesthesia or electroimmobilisation of calves, sheep and pigs by the Feenix Stockstill Colorado State University Factors that Impede Animal Movement at Slaughter Plants Colorado State University Welfare in Slaughter Plants Improves Colorado State University There are Five Basic Welfare Problems in Slaughter Plants Colorado State University Animal Welfare in Slaughter Plants (research paper) Colorado State University Electro-immobilization is not a humane method of restraint Colorado State University Transportation and pre-stun handling: CO2-systems Danish Meat Research Institute PDF Animal Welfare and Humane Slaughter Colorado State University Pre-slaughter fasting of pigs and its effect on meat quality Teagasc Research Institute Ireland PDF CO2 stunning of pigs for slaughter Practical guidelines for good animal welfare Danish Meat Research Institute The effect on drip loss of showering of pigs during lairage Danish Meat Research Institute New Danish developments in pig handling at abattoirs Danish Meat Research Institute Production:    Behaviour Index    Top of page Behaviours of Sows kept Individually Outdoors on Pasture, Soil or Indoors in Gestation Crates Texas Tech University Pregnant Gilt Behaviour in Outdoor and Indoor Intensive Pork Production Systems Texas Tech University Sustainable Indoor and Outdoor Production Systems Texas Tech University Boar presence reduces fighting in mixed slaughter-weight pigs Colorado State University Increased Welfare Leads to Increased Productivity Ontario Agriculture Methods to reduce PSE and bloodsplash Colorado State University Thinking the Way Animals Do Colorado State University Behavioral Genetics and Animal Science Colorado State University Some Behaviour Observations on Growing-Finishing Pigs Reared in a Kennel Housing System Ontario Agriculture The Effect of Removing Sub-groups of Market-ready Pigs on Aggression and Feeding Patterns of Pigs Remaining in the Group Ontario Agriculture ASL-R1493 The Effect of Weaning Age on Behavior of Commercial Crossbred Pigs Iowa State University PDF Vices in Pigs from the Perspective of a Veterinarian Ontario Agriculture Belly nosing in Early-weaned Piglets is not stimulated by Diet or Feeding Behavior Ontario Agriculture Influence of tail docking, with or without a cold analgesic spray, on behaviour, performance and physiology of piglets French Research Swine Days Effects of late crossfostering on post-weaning behaviour and growth of early-weaned piglets French Research Swine Days Behavior Problems in Commercial Nurseries Ontario Agriculture Is Abnormal Behaviour Really Abnormal? Ontario Agriculture Stress-Related Changes in Behavior, Performance and Immune Function in Pigs National Pork Producers Council Behavioral Studies comparing Hoop Structures with Confinement Swine Production Iowa State University Comparison of the Behavior and Physiology of Pigs Reared in Hoop Structures compared to a non Bedded Confinement System Iowa State University PDF The Evaluation of Welfare in Early Weaned Pigs as Measured by Adaptability The National Pork Producers Council Behavioural consequences of very early weaning in the Large White piglet French Research Swine Days Animal Welfare:    Behaviour Index    Top of page Economic incidence of possible future regulations regarding the welfare of intensively kept pigs on pig meat cost French Research Swine Days Animal Rights, Animal Welfare And You 1993 North Carolina Healthy Hog Seminar The Welfare of Pigs Regulations in the Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries - Netherlands Euthanasia: Balancing Welfare, Safety And Convenience 1995 North Carolina Healthy Hog Seminar A Technique For Safe And Humane Euthanasia 1996 North Carolina Healthy Hog Seminar Dr.Grandin comments on Specific Animal Welfare Issues Colorado State University Animal Welfare, Animal Rights, and Swine Production Ontario Agriculture Animal Welfare Is a Public Concern Colorado State University Economic Advantages of Good Animal Welfare Colorado State University Animal Welfare Department of Animal & Poultry Science University of Guelph How to Prevent Animals From Becoming Crippled or Non-ambulatory Colorado State University Lameness in Pigs UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Welfare assessment in pregnant sows kept in stalls and its relationship with productivity French Research Swine Days Welfare and the Gestation Stall Alberta Agriculture Bacon Bits Stereotypic behaviour, heart rate and hormonal profiles of gilts fed concentrate or high-fibre diets French Research Swine Days The use of a fibre-rich diet alters the feeding behaviour of group-housed pregnant sows French Research Swine Days Swine Genetics Colorado State University Genetics and Animal Welfare Colorado State University Using Aversion Learning Techniques to Assess the Mental State, Suffering, and Welfare of Farm Animals Colorado State University Lowering Stress To Improve Meat Quality and Animal Welfare In Pigs Dr. Temple Grandin Report on the Welfare of Pigs Kept Outdoors Farm Animal Welfare Council UK Animal Welfare - Pigs on the farm UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Animal Welfare Regulations Building Design and Unit Layout Behaviour Index        Top of page        Article Index  Home Page