Reducing Weaning Stress in Piglets by Pre-Weaning Socialization and Gradual Separation from the Sow: A Review

Effects of timing of grouping and split-weaning on growth performance and behaviour of piglets in a multi-suckling system

(2023) Tianyue Tang et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Mother–Young Bonding: Neurobiological Aspects and Maternal Biochemical Signaling in Altricial Domesticated Mammals

(2023) Cécile Bienboire-Frosini et al.   Animals

Effect of starting time of co-mingling non-littermates during lactation on performance and skin lesions of sows and piglets

(2021) C. Van Kerschaver et al.   Livestock Science

Agonistic Interactions between Littermates Reappear after Mixing Multiple Litters at Weaning in Pigs

(2021) Maja Prevolnik Povše et al.   Agriculture-Basel

The welfare and productivity of sows and piglets in group lactation from 7, 10, or 14 d postpartum

(2020) Megan Verdon et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Changes of the glutathione redox system during the weaning transition in piglets, in relation to small intestinal morphology and barrier function

(2020) Jeroen Degroote et al.   Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Pre-weaning socialization and environmental enrichment affect life-long response to regrouping in commercially-reared pigs

(2020) Heng-Lun Ko et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Effects of Different Farrowing and Rearing Systems on Post-Weaning Stress in Piglets

(2020) Anita Lange et al.   Agriculture-Basel

Tail Lesions and Losses of Docked and Undocked Pigs in Different Farrowing and Rearing Systems

(2020) Maria Gentz et al.   Agriculture-Basel

Intestinal Mucosal Mast Cells: Key Modulators of Barrier Function and Homeostasis

(2019) Mercé Albert-Bayo et al.   Cells

Sow and piglet behaviour in group lactation housing from 7 or 14 days post-partum

(2019) Megan Verdon et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Group lactation from 7 or 14 days of age reduces piglet aggression at weaning compared to farrowing crate housing

(2019) M. Verdon et al.   Animal

Comparison of three different farrowing systems: skin lesions and behaviour of sows with special regard to nursing behaviour in a group housing system for lactating sows

(2019) T. Nicolaisen et al.   Animal

Advantages of social skills for contest resolution

(2019) Irene Camerlink et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Mixing Sows into Alternative Lactation Housing Affects Sow Aggression at Mixing, Future Reproduction and Piglet Injury, with Marked Differences between Multisuckle and Sow Separation Systems

(2019) Emma C. Greenwood et al.   Animals

The Effect of Sows’ and Piglets’ Behaviour on Piglet Crushing Patterns in Two Different Farrowing Pen Systems

(2019) Thies Nicolaisen et al.   Animals

Temporal development of agonistic interactions as well as dominance indices and centrality parameters in pigs after mixing

(2019) Kathrin Büttner et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Classification of Pigs with Tail Lesions from Different Farrowing and Rearing Systems during Rearing and Fattening Period

(2019) Maria Gentz et al.   Animals

Early socialisation as a strategy to increase piglets’ social skills in intensive farming conditions

(2018) Laura C. Salazar et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Cortisol levels and health indicators of sows and their piglets living in a group-housing and a single-housing system

(2018) C.G.E. Grimberg-Henrici et al.   Livestock Science

The effect of group-housing with free-farrowing pens on reproductive traits and the behaviour of low-risk and high-risk crushing sows

(2018) C.G.E. Grimberg-Henrici et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Is tail biting in growing pigs reduced by a prolonged suckling period?

(2018) Ashley Naya et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Long Term Benefits on Social Behaviour after Early Life Socialization of Piglets

(2018) Irene Camerlink et al.   Animals

The importance of the altricial – precocial spectrum for social complexity in mammals and birds – a review

(2017) Isabella B. R. Scheiber et al.   Frontiers in Zoology

Improving welfare and production in the peri-weaning period: Effects of co-mingling and intermittent suckling on the stress response, performance, behaviour, and gastrointestinal tract carbohydrate absorption in young pigs

(2017) D.L. Turpin et al.   Livestock Science

Controlling lactation oestrus: The final frontier for breeding herd management

(2017) William H. E. J. van Wettere et al.   MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Intermittent suckling with or without co-mingling of non-littermate piglets before weaning improves piglet performance in the immediate post-weaning period when compared with conventional weaning

(2017) Diana L. Turpin et al.   Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Chronic social stress in pigs impairs intestinal barrier and nutrient transporter function, and alters neuro-immune mediator and receptor expression

(2017) Yihang Li et al.   PLoS One

The effect of mixing levels on aggression at weaning in piglets

(2016) Hongyuan Mei et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Does housing influence maternal behaviour in sows?

(2016) Charlotte G.E. Grimberg-Henrici et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Rearing piglets in multi-litter group lactation systems: Effects on piglet aggression and injuries post-weaning

(2016) Megan Verdon et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Behaviors and body weight of suckling piglets in different social environments

(2016) Joon-Ki Hong et al.   ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES

Consequences for Piglet Performance of Group Housing Lactating Sows at One, Two, or Three Weeks Post-Farrowing

(2016) Ola Thomsson et al.   PLoS One

Effects of socializing piglets in lactation on behaviour, including tail-biting, in growing and finishing pigs

(2016) S. Klein et al.   TIERAERZTLICHE PRAXIS AUSGABE GROSSTIERE NUTZTIERE

Intermittent Suckling in Combination with an Older Weaning Age Improves Growth, Feed Intake and Aspects of Gastrointestinal Tract Carbohydrate Absorption in Pigs after Weaning

(2016) Diana Turpin et al.   Animals

Intermittent Suckling Causes a Transient Increase in Cortisol That Does Not Appear to Compromise Selected Measures of Piglet Welfare and Stress

(2016) Diana Turpin et al.   Animals

Development of piglets raised in a new multi-litter housing system vs. conventional single-litter housing until 9 weeks of age1

(2015) S. E. van Nieuwamerongen et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

An opportunity to revolutionise sow management

(2015) J. A. Downing   Animal Production Science

Socialising piglets in lactation positively affects their post-weaning behaviour

(2014) Talia Morgan et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Lactation estrus induction in multi- and primiparous sows in an Australian commercial pork production system1

(2014) R. Terry et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Group housing with electronically controlled crates for lactating sows. Effect on farrowing, suckling and activity behavior of sows and piglets

(2013) Anna-Lena Bohnenkamp et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Group housing for lactating sows with electronically controlled crates: 1. Reproductive traits, body condition, and feed intake

(2013) A.-L. Bohnenkamp et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

The biological stress of early weaned piglets

(2013) Joy M Campbell et al.   Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Comparison of growth performance and agonistic interaction in weaned piglets of different weight classes from farrowing systems with group or single housing

(2012) A.-L. Bohnenkamp et al.   Animal

Gastrointestinal health and function in weaned pigs: a review of feeding strategies to control post-weaning diarrhoea without using in-feed antimicrobial compounds

(2012) J. M. Heo et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND ANIMAL NUTRITION

Increasing the Frequency of Co-Mingling Piglets During the Lactation Period Alters the Development of Social Behavior Before and After Weaning

(2012) Vanessa T. Kanaan et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ANIMAL WELFARE SCIENCE

Influence of housing and social changes on growth, behaviour and cortisol in piglets at weaning

(2012) V. Colson et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

CRF Induces Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Injury via the Release of Mast Cell Proteases and TNF-α

(2012) Elizabeth L. Overman et al.   PLoS One

Should Weaning be the Start of the Reproductive Cycle in Hyper-prolific Sows? A Physiological View

(2012) B Kemp et al.   REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS

Effects of previous housing system on agonistic behaviors of growing pigs at mixing

(2011) Yuzhi Li et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Effects of farrowing system on behavior and growth performance of growing-finishing pigs

(2011) Y. Z. Li et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Effects of stress associated with weaning on the adaptive immune system in pigs1

(2011) A. R. Kick et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Increasing weaning age of piglets from 4 to 7 weeks reduces stress, increases post-weaning feed intake but does not improve intestinal functionality

(2010) J. van der Meulen et al.   Animal

Playing and fighting by piglets around weaning on farms, employing individual or group housing of lactating sows

(2010) Jitka Šilerová et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Early weaning stress impairs development of mucosal barrier function in the porcine intestine

(2009) Feli Smith et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PHYSIOLOGY

Effects of early contact between non-littermate piglets and of the complexity of farrowing conditions on social behaviour and weight gain

(2009) Tanja Kutzer et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Improving adaptation to weaning: Effect of intermittent suckling regimens on piglet feed intake, growth, and gut characteristics

(2009) M. Berkeveld et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Stress-Induced Intestina Damage

(2008) Melanie Gareau et al.   CURRENT MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Behavior and performance of pigs previously housed in large groups

(2008) Y. Z. Li et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

A note on the effects of co-mingling piglet litters on pre-weaning growth, injuries and responses to behavioural tests

(2007) Vanessa T. Kanaan et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE