A review of sow and piglet behaviour and performance in group housing systems for lactating sows

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

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

Timing of lactational oestrus in intermittent suckling regimes: Consequences for sow fertility

(2012) N.M. Soede et al.   ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE

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

Alternative farrowing accommodation: welfare and economic aspects of existing farrowing and lactation systems for pigs

(2011) E. M. Baxter et al.   Animal

Coping personality type and environmental enrichment affect aggression at weaning in pigs

(2011) Luca Melotti et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

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

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

Effects of environmental enrichment and loose housing of lactating sows on piglet behaviour before and after weaning

(2011) Marije Oostindjer et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Effects of Varying Creep Feed Duration on Pre-weaning and Post-weaning Performance and Behavior of Piglet and Sow

(2011) L. Yan et al.   ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES

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

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

Alternative farrowing systems: design criteria for farrowing systems based on the biological needs of sows and piglets

(2010) E. M. Baxter 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

Genetic and environmental effects on piglet survival and maternal behaviour of the farrowing sow

(2010) Emma M. Baxter et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Effects of environmental enrichment and loose housing of lactating sows on piglet performance before and after weaning1

(2010) M. Oostindjer et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Investigations on dynamics of social rank of sows during several parities

(2009) Steffen Hoy et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Domestic pigs alter their social strategy in response to social group size

(2009) Thusith S. Samarakone et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

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

Induction of lactational estrus in organic piglet production

(2009) A.G. Kongsted et al.   THERIOGENOLOGY