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Lying behaviour of dry sows in relation to housing conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

J.N. Marchant  and
D.M. Broom
J.N. Marchant
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ES, UK
D.M. Broom
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ES, UK
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Most sows in the European pig industry are kept in confinement, and are restricted in the amount of locomotory exercise they can perform. Any difficulty in carrying out the movements necessary for standing up and lying down, due to a lack of muscular and cardiovascular fitness, can indicate poor welfare for the sow. Also, because a large proportion of piglet mortality is attributable to over-lying by the sow when she lies down or stands up clumsily, there are welfare implications for her litter. The objectives of these studies were to investigate the time taken for sows to lie down in different dry sow housing systems, and to determine any relationships between the time taken and body dimensions of the sow.

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Pig Housing and Welfare
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1994 , March 1994 , pp. 186
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1994

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References

Baxter, M.R. & Schwaller, C. (1983) Space requirements for sows in confinement. In “Farm Animal Housing and Welfare” Curr. Top. Vet. Med. Anim.Sci. 24:181–195. Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague.Google Scholar