Defecation Pattern in Cross-Bred Weaner Pigs under Different Housing System

Singh, Anup; Patel, M.; Gaur, Gyanendra Kumar; Verma, Med Ram; Has, Chandra; Boro, Prasanta; Wagay, M. Aurif; Panigrahy, Kuldeep Kumar

doi:10.5455/ijlr.20170524112950

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“…Buchenauer et al [ 10 ] observed 16.4 eliminations on average per piglet within the first 24 h of life. For six-week-old weaner pigs, four to seven defaecations per day (24 h) were reported [ 25 ], while no information on the number of urinations is available. According to Guo et al [ 26 ], fattening pigs had 17.9 ± 0.32 eliminations per animal and day, on average.…”

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Implementation of a Pig Toilet in a Nursery Pen with a Straw-Littered Lying Area

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Scheepens²,

Stolte

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In this study, a pig toilet was installed on an organic pig farm, which enabled pigs to use a lying area littered with straw and keep it clean. The pig toilet was separated into a defaecation area and a urination area and nursery pigs were trained to use the urination area by means of a rewarding system. A total of 24 piglets were weaned at 6–7 weeks of age and housed in the experimental system for four-week periods. Per trial, a group of four pigs was formed, and videos were recorded on two days per week (08:00 to 18:00). Direct observation was carried out in the first and last week of each trial. In total, 1500 eliminations were video-analysed. An individual pig had an average of 7.1 ± 1.4 defaecations and 4.8 ± 0.8 urinations per day. In total, 96.4% of all urinations and 97.4% of all defaecations were performed in the pig toilet. However, most urinations took place in the defaecation area as well (90.4%). Even if the training to spatially separate defecation and urination behaviour was not successful, we showed that a pig toilet offers the possibility to create littered lying areas, possibly increasing animal welfare.

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Implementation of a Pig Toilet in a Nursery Pen with a Straw-Littered Lying Area

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“…This natural behaviour is utilized in commercial pig production where separate elimination area is provided. Pig preferred to defecate near gate, water or all along the wall in the intensive system and outside the pen in the semi-intensive system (Singh et al 2017). Keeping this background in view, we created elimination area along with flush system for Indian condition farmer.…”

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Assessment of autoflush machine for cleaning of toilet area/elimination area in weaner pen

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Patel

Singh³

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Indian J of Anim Sci

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An attempt was made to develop auto-flush machine for cleaning of toilet area/elimination area. To study the auto-flush system, a total of 10 weaners were divided into two groups (having 5 each), viz. G1 (weaners kept in a modified intensive pen with auto flush system) and G2 (weaners in intensive pen without auto-flush). The defecation pattern/trend was observed 24 h consecutively for 5 days. Each weaner defecated 8.40±0.23 and 8.92±0.13 times per day in G1 and G2 respectively. The auto-flush was assessed indirectly based on parameters like hygiene score of floor, hygiene score of animals, amount of water consumed and manpower required for cleaning of pen in 5 days. Hygiene score of floor was higher in G1 (143±0.63) compare to G2 (112.2±1.7). Hygiene score of animals was higher in G1 (5) compared to G2 (2.6). Water consumed for cleaning was lower in G1 (162.8±9.06 litres) than G2 (212±1.4 liters). Manpower requirement in G1 (7.85±0.24 sec) was lower than G2 (175.48±2.11 sec). It can be concluded that all weaners used the elimination area for defecation in G1. The auto-flush system helped in saving water, labour time and maintained the cleanliness of both floor and animal.

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Defecation Pattern in Cross-Bred Weaner Pigs under Different Housing System

Abstract: To study the defecation pattern, 24 crossbred (Landrace xDesi

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Implementation of a Pig Toilet in a Nursery Pen with a Straw-Littered Lying Area

Implementation of a Pig Toilet in a Nursery Pen with a Straw-Littered Lying Area

Assessment of autoflush machine for cleaning of toilet area/elimination area in weaner pen

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