Effect of pre- and post-partum sow activity on maternal behaviour and piglet weight gain 24h after birth

Illmann, Gudrun; Chaloupková, Helena; Neuhauserová, Kristýna

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2014.11.011

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“…Consequently the behaviour during the last couple of hours before the first piglet was born should be considered to be more indicative of stress than during the entire 18 h nest-building period usually observed in earlier studies. This suggestion has previously been made by Illmann et al (2015).…”

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confidence: 60%

“…Prolactin concentrations correlate positively with oxytocin concentrations and it might therefore have a role in the course of farrowing (Yun et al, 2013). The sows ability to provide maternal care after farrowing can be compromised by frustration and low prolactin levels (Herskin et al, 1998;Pedersen et al, 2003;Thodberg et al, 1999), which in turn affects piglet suckling behaviour (Pedersen et al, 2003), weight gain (Illmann et al, 2015) and mortality (Andersen, 2005;Westin et al, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Stress shortly before farrowing can have long-term consequences: high nest-building activity during the last hours immediately before parturition leads to more nest-building during farrowing (Pedersen et al, 2006). Nest-building during farrowing is suggested to be an indicator of stress and it is reported to affect maternal behaviour later on (Illmann et al, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Comparison of nest-building materials in farrowing crates

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Comparison of nest-building materials in farrowing crates

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Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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“…Sows had a strong desire to perform nest-building behavior within 24 h prior to parturition, and the execution of this behavior is important for parturition, postpartum behavior of the sows, and survival of the piglets [28]. The provision of nesting material can enhance nest-building behavior and improve maternal behavior of prepartum sows during early lactation [13,27].…”

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Equipping Farrowing Pens with Straw Improves Maternal Behavior and Physiology of Min-Pig Hybrid Sows

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Han

Liu

et al. 2020

Animals

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This study investigated the effects of two factors, enriched environment (EE) and different crossbreeds, on the maternal behavior and physiology of Min-pig hybrid sows. The analysis was performed on a total of 72 multiparous sows, including Duroc × Min pig (DM), Landrace × Min pig (LM), and Landrace × Yorkshire (LY) sows, using a total of 24 sows per cross. The sows were housed in two different farrowing pens, one with straw (EE) and one without straw (barren environment (BE)). The results showed that nest-building behavior, including the frequency, total duration, and bout duration, was significantly higher in EE sows than in BE sows (p < 0.01). The frequency and duration of prepartum nest-building behavior were higher in DM and LM sows than in LY sows (p < 0.0001). During the first three days postpartum, EE sows spent a shorter time in ventral recumbency compared with BE sows (p < 0.05). The oxytocin (p < 0.05) and prolactin (p < 0.01) concentrations of EE sows were significantly higher than in BE sows; however, the concentration of cortisol followed the opposite (p < 0.01). The concentration of oxytocin was significantly higher in DM and LM sows than in LY sows (p < 0.01). In conclusion, both EE increased the expression of hormones related to parental behaviors and prenatal nesting and nursing behavior of sows. Furthermore, an EE can also reduce stress in sows. Min-pig hybrids may inherit highly advantageous characteristics of maternal behavior of Min-pig sows.

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“…In several studies an obvious increase in sows’ activity during the last 24 h before farrowing is demonstrated (for example, [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]). Increased activity is mainly due to nest building behavior [ 6 , 7 ]. The means of predicting the onset of farrowing activity was examined in several studies using photocell systems [ 2 , 4 , 8 ], force sensors [ 2 ], or acceleration sensors combined with different analysis algorithms such as dynamic generalized linear models, CUSUM charts, and hidden Markov models [ 5 , 9 ].…”

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Using Acceleration Data to Automatically Detect the Onset of Farrowing in Sows

Traulsen

Scheel

Auer³

et al. 2018

Sensors

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The aim of the present study was to automatically predict the onset of farrowing in crate-confined sows. (1) Background: Automatic tools are appropriate to support animal surveillance under practical farming conditions. (2) Methods: In three batches, sows in one farrowing compartment of the Futterkamp research farm were equipped with an ear sensor to sample acceleration. As a reference video, recordings of the sows were used. A classical CUSUM chart using different acceleration indices of various distribution characteristics with several scenarios were compared. (3) Results: The increase of activity mainly due to nest building behavior before the onset of farrowing could be detected with the sow individual CUSUM chart. The best performance required a statistical distribution characteristic that represented fluctuations in the signal (for example, 1st variation) combined with a transformation of this parameter by cumulating differences in the signal within certain time periods from one day to another. With this transformed signal, farrowing sows could reliably be detected. For 100% or 85% of the sows, an alarm was given within 48 or 12 h before the onset of farrowing. (4) Conclusions: Acceleration measurements in the ear of a sow are suitable for detecting the onset of farrowing in individually housed sows in commercial farrowing crates.

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Effect of pre- and post-partum sow activity on maternal behaviour and piglet weight gain 24h after birth

Cited by 14 publications

References 56 publications

Comparison of nest-building materials in farrowing crates

Comparison of nest-building materials in farrowing crates

Equipping Farrowing Pens with Straw Improves Maternal Behavior and Physiology of Min-Pig Hybrid Sows

Using Acceleration Data to Automatically Detect the Onset of Farrowing in Sows

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