Sow communication with piglets while being active is a good predictor of maternal skills, piglet survival and litter quality in three different breeds of domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus)

Can a super sow be a robust sow? Consequences of litter investment in purebred and crossbred sows of different parities1

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The effect of nursing on the cow–calf bond

(2015) Julie Føske Johnsen et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Prepartum nest-building has an impact on postpartum nursing performance and maternal behaviour in early lactating sows

(2014) Jinhyeon Yun et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Early reproductive investment, senescence and lifetime reproductive success in female Asian elephants

(2014) A. D. Hayward et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Ad libitum versus step-up feeding during late lactation: The effect on feed consumption, body composition and production performance in dry fed loose housed sows

(2012) Signe Lovise Thingnes et al.   Livestock Science

Behaviour of European wild boar (Sus scrofa) in connection with farrowing in an enclosure

(2012) Annelie Andersson et al.   MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY

Heritability of shoulder ulcers and genetic correlations with mean piglet weight and sow body condition

(2011) H. Lundgren et al.   Animal

Breed differences in the expression of maternal care at parturition persist throughout the lactation period in sheep

(2011) Helena E. Pickup et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Can sow pre-lying communication or good piglet condition prevent piglets from getting crushed?

(2011) Michala Melišová et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Maternal investment, sibling competition, and offspring survival with increasing litter size and parity in pigs (Sus scrofa)

(2011) Inger Lise Andersen et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Environmental and sow-related factors affecting the duration of farrowing

(2009) Claudio Oliviero et al.   ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE

Influence of straw length, sow behaviour and room temperature on the incidence of dangerous situations for piglets in a loose farrowing system

(2009) Milena Burri et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Carefulness and flexibility of lying down behaviour in sows during 24h post-partum in relation to piglet position

(2008) Zuzana Pokorná et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Periparturient nest building: Implications for parturition, kit survival, maternal stress and behaviour in farmed mink (Mustela vison)

(2008) Jens Malmkvist et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Measuring senescence in wild animal populations: towards a longitudinal approach

(2008) D. H. Nussey et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

The Significance of Clutch-size

(2008) David Lack   IBIS

Investigating the behavioural and physiological indicators of neonatal survival in pigs

(2008) E.M. Baxter et al.   THERIOGENOLOGY