Evaluation of crates and girth tethers for sows: reproductive performance, immunity, behavior and ergonomic measures

An evaluation of reproductive performance, behavior, immunity and ergonomics was conducted for two common sow housing systems: the girth tether and crate. Littermate Yorkshire×Landrace gilts were randomly assigned to either the crate or girth tether system and they remained in that treatment for two...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Applied animal behaviour science 1994-03, Vol.39 (3), p.297-311
Hauptverfasser:	McGlone, John J., Salak-Johnson, Janeen L., Nicholson, Rhonda I., Hicks, Tiffanie
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ANIMAL WELFARE Behavior BEHAVIOUR BIEN ETRE ANIMAL BIENESTAR ANIMAL CERDAS COMPORTAMIENTO COMPORTEMENT ERGONOMIA ERGONOMICS ERGONOMIE ESTABULACION FIJA GESTACION GESTATION Gestation crate Girth tether IMMUNITE IMMUNITY INMUNIDAD PERFORMANCE DE REPRODUCTION Pig PREGNANCY REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE REPRODUCTIVIDAD SOWS STABULATION ENTRAVEE TETHERED STALLS TRUIE Welfare
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Zusammenfassung:	An evaluation of reproductive performance, behavior, immunity and ergonomics was conducted for two common sow housing systems: the girth tether and crate. Littermate Yorkshire×Landrace gilts were randomly assigned to either the crate or girth tether system and they remained in that treatment for two consecutive pregnancies and lactations. A total of 171 matings resulted in 141 litters (82.4% farrowing rate). Second parity sows penned in girth tethers had 1.5 fewer piglets born and 1.3 fewer piglets weaned than sows in the crate system ( P
ISSN:	0168-1591 1872-9045
DOI:	10.1016/0168-1591(94)90164-3