Svansbitning hos gris relaterat till individuell tillväxt och ras
The purpose with this study was to find out if tailbiting pigs have a higher or lower daily weight gain than non-tailbiting pigs in the same pen before tailbitingbehaviour occur. The purpose was also to compare the occurrence of tailbiting between different breeds (Swedish Landrace, Yorkshire and Ha...
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SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health (until 231231)
2003
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| author | Westin, Rebecka |
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| description | The purpose with this study was to find out if tailbiting pigs have a higher or lower daily weight gain than non-tailbiting pigs in the same pen before tailbitingbehaviour occur. The purpose was also to compare the occurrence of tailbiting between different breeds (Swedish Landrace, Yorkshire and Hampshire). Tailbiting among pigs has been a problem for pigfarmers a long time. Tailbiting means reduced animal welfare for the pig and economical loss for the farmer. The results of this study are based on statistical analyses. The data was collected from a database linked to a special breeding evaluation farm. Individual weight and daily weight gain was compared between the categories 'tailbiter', 'victim' and 'neutral pig'. The results show that tailbiters have a lower daily weight gain than other pigs before they start to tailbite. Five weeks after arrival at the farm, the difference in weight was significant. Disease, stress and feeding are some factors discussed. The results also show that Landrace pigs are more disposed to become tailbiters than Yorkshire and Hampshire pigs. |
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| institution | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
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| publishDate | 2003 |
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| spelling | RepoSLU106922017-09-13T11:21:59Z Svansbitning hos gris relaterat till individuell tillväxt och ras Westin, Rebecka svansbitning tillväxt ras onormalt beteende gris svinproduktion The purpose with this study was to find out if tailbiting pigs have a higher or lower daily weight gain than non-tailbiting pigs in the same pen before tailbitingbehaviour occur. The purpose was also to compare the occurrence of tailbiting between different breeds (Swedish Landrace, Yorkshire and Hampshire). Tailbiting among pigs has been a problem for pigfarmers a long time. Tailbiting means reduced animal welfare for the pig and economical loss for the farmer. The results of this study are based on statistical analyses. The data was collected from a database linked to a special breeding evaluation farm. Individual weight and daily weight gain was compared between the categories 'tailbiter', 'victim' and 'neutral pig'. The results show that tailbiters have a lower daily weight gain than other pigs before they start to tailbite. Five weeks after arrival at the farm, the difference in weight was significant. Disease, stress and feeding are some factors discussed. The results also show that Landrace pigs are more disposed to become tailbiters than Yorkshire and Hampshire pigs. Syftet med denna undersökning var att se om svansbitande grisar har en högre eller lägre tillväxt än övriga grisar i samma box innan de börjar bita i andra individers svansar. Syftet var också att jämföra förekomst av svansbitning mellan olika raser (Lantras, Yorkshire samt Hampshire). Svansbitning har länge varit ett stort problem inom grisnäringen både djurskyddsmässigt och ur ekonomisk synpunkt. Samtliga resultat i denna studie bygger på statistiska beräkningar där data samlats in från en databas kopplad till en avelsutvärderingsstation. Individuell tillväxt jämfördes mellan kategorierna ’bitare’, ’offer’ samt ’neutrala’ individer. I besättningen behandlades 2,1% av djuren för svansbitning under perioden mars 2002 t.o.m. september 2003. Resultaten visar att bitare har en mindre daglig tillväxt än övriga kategorier innan utbrott av svansbitning sker. Fem veckor efter ankomst till stationen ser man en signifikant skillnad i vikt. Sjukdom, stress och utfodring är några faktorer som diskuteras. Resultaten visar också att grisar av Lantrastyp är mer benägna att bli svansbitare jämfört med Yorkshire och Hampshire. SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health (until 231231) 2003 L3 swe eng https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/10692/ |
| spellingShingle | svansbitning tillväxt ras onormalt beteende gris svinproduktion Westin, Rebecka Svansbitning hos gris relaterat till individuell tillväxt och ras |
| title | Svansbitning hos gris relaterat till individuell tillväxt och ras |
| title_full | Svansbitning hos gris relaterat till individuell tillväxt och ras |
| title_fullStr | Svansbitning hos gris relaterat till individuell tillväxt och ras |
| title_full_unstemmed | Svansbitning hos gris relaterat till individuell tillväxt och ras |
| title_short | Svansbitning hos gris relaterat till individuell tillväxt och ras |
| title_sort | svansbitning hos gris relaterat till individuell tillväxt och ras |
| topic | svansbitning tillväxt ras onormalt beteende gris svinproduktion |