Modified wean-to-finish mat as an alternative handling tool for moving grow-finish pig cadavers: A pilot study

IF 0.7 4区农林科学 Q3 Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Journal of Swine Health and Production Pub Date : 2019-09-01 DOI:10.54846/jshap/1137

Ella Akin, Anna K. Johnson, J. Ross, S. Millman, Cassandra Jass, John P. Stinn, K. Stalder

引用次数: 2

Abstract

Through the National Pork Board, the US pork industry provides recommendations for humane handling tools and acceptable non-ambulatory pig handling methods. While these recommendations are useful, there is a lack of published evidence regarding the efficacy of humane handling tools commercially available for moving non-ambulatory pigs. Wean-to-finish mats are commonly used on-farm to provide comfortable resting areas for newly weaned pigs and to minimize feed waste around feeders. The objective of this project was to test a commercial wean-to-finish mat as a humane handling tool for non-ambulatory grow-finish pigs. On-farm testing was accomplished using pig cadavers (n = 3; 135, 118, and 68 kg) to evaluate mat effectiveness based on employee effort and preference. Our results do not support wean-to-finish mats as effective handling tools for moving non-ambulatory grow-finish pigs.

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改良断奶至精加工垫作为移动生长精加工猪尸体的替代处理工具：一项初步研究

通过国家猪肉委员会，美国猪肉行业提供人性化处理工具和可接受的非流动猪处理方法的建议。虽然这些建议是有用的，但缺乏公开的证据，证明商业上可用于移动非活动猪的人性化处理工具的有效性。断奶至肥育期垫子通常用于农场，为刚断奶的猪提供舒适的休息场所，并尽量减少喂食器周围的饲料浪费。该项目的目的是测试一种商业断奶至育肥猪垫作为非流动生长育肥猪的人性化处理工具。猪场测试使用猪尸体完成(n = 3;135、118和68公斤)，根据员工的努力和偏好来评估垫的有效性。我们的研究结果不支持断奶育肥猪垫作为移动非活动生长育肥猪的有效处理工具。

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Journal of Swine Health and Production 农林科学-兽医学

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1.80

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>36 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Swine Health & Production (JSHAP) is an open-access and peer-reviewed journal published by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) since 1993. The aim of the journal is the timely publication of peer-reviewed papers with a scope that encompasses the many domains of applied swine health and production, including the diagnosis, treatment, management, prevention and eradication of swine diseases, welfare & behavior, nutrition, public health, epidemiology, food safety, biosecurity, pharmaceuticals, antimicrobial use and resistance, reproduction, growth, systems flow, economics, and facility design. The journal provides a platform for researchers, veterinary practitioners, academics, and students to share their work with an international audience. The journal publishes information that contains an applied and practical focus and presents scientific information that is accessible to the busy veterinary practitioner as well as to the research and academic community. Hence, manuscripts with an applied focus are considered for publication, and the journal publishes original research, brief communications, case reports/series, literature reviews, commentaries, diagnostic notes, production tools, and practice tips. All manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Swine Health & Production are peer-reviewed.