Damaging behaviors (DB) such as tail and ear biting are prevalent in pig production and
reduce welfare and performance. Anecdotal reports suggest that health challenges increase …

Restricted repetitive behaviors (RRB) are one of two diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum
disorder and common in other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. The term …

This scientific opinion focuses on the welfare of pigs on farm, and is based on literature and
expert opinion. All pig categories were assessed: gilts and dry sows, farrowing and lactating …

Tail biting is an important animal welfare issue in the pig sector. Studies have identified
various risk factors which can lead to biting incidents and proposed mitigation measures …

Simple Summary Aggressive behavior can cause severe harm to pigs, especially in poor
housing conditions, leading to disease and even death, which causes significant losses for …

Provision of rooting material as enrichment for pigs has been primarily oriented towards
reducing negative affect (suffering). Information is also needed on the impact of different …

Simple Summary In many countries, pigs and broiler chickens are housed in intensive
systems. Pigs live on concrete floors and straw is not provided. Non-straw enrichments may …

Tail-biting (TB) in pigs is a serious behavioral disorder. It is an important challenge in swine
production as it impacts animal welfare and health and the economics and safety of the pork …

Most pigs in slatted systems are provided with enrichment meeting only minimum legal
requirements. We aimed to explore the effects of a novel enrichment treatment consisting of …

The prevalence of tail lesions evaluated at the slaughterhouse varies considerably between
herds. These lesions result mainly from tail biting, a harmful behavior with multifactorial …