Effect of temporary straw bedding on pigs’ behaviour, performance, cortisol and meat quality

Peeters, Ester; Driessen, Bert; Moons, Christel; Ödberg, Frank; Geers, Rony

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2005.10.002

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“…These results are in agreement with Peeters et al (2006) for pigs, who found no effect of straw provision as bedding material on meat pH or bruising score on the carcass. Similarly, Geverink, de Jong, Lambooij, Blokhuis, and Wiegant (1999); Lebret et al (2006), and Gentry, McGlone, Blanton, and Miller (2002) found no significant effects of housing conditions on pig carcass pH.…”

Section: Productive Performance and Meat Quality Parameterssupporting

confidence: 94%

“…In this study, affiliative interactions were relatively low in comparison with Miranda-de la Lama et al (2012), who found that lambs had high levels of affiliative interactions immediately after mixing. In pigs, Peeters, Driessen, Moons, Ödberg, and Geers (2006) report an increase in affiliative interactions with straw provision 6 weeks before slaughter. In the present study, lambs without straw had more affiliative behaviours in the last 2 weeks.…”

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Effect of straw on lamb welfare, production performance and meat quality during the finishing phase of fattening

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Effect of straw on lamb welfare, production performance and meat quality during the finishing phase of fattening

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“…The use of bedding to enrich pig environment has been well studied, including its effect on behaviour, performance and welfare (de Jong et al, 1998;Peeters et al, 2006). The results presented here show that the presence of straw improved the ADG of pigs, but also decreased FI.…”

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“…The outcomes of this meta-analysis suggest that as the CP in the feed decreased, FI increased, which supports the view that animals attempt to eat for the first limiting nutrient resource in their diet (Kyriazakis and Emmans, 1991;Kyriazakis et al, 1991). This is further supported by the fact that pigs on lower CP and lysine feeds were also less efficient and presumably fatter, especially in the majority of the studies used pigs had access to one feed throughout the experiment.The use of bedding to enrich pig environment has been well studied, including its effect on behaviour, performance and welfare (de Jong et al, 1998;Peeters et al, 2006). The results presented here show that the presence of straw improved the ADG of pigs, but also decreased FI.…”

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Animal and management factors influencing grower and finisher pig performance and efficiency in European systems: a meta-analysis

Douglas

Szyszka

Stoddart

et al. 2015

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A meta-analysis on the effects of management and animal-based factors on the performance and feed efficiency of growing pigs can provide information on single factor and interaction effects absent in individual studies. This study analysed the effects of such factors on average daily gain (ADG), feed intake (FI) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) of grower and finisher pigs. The multivariate models identified significant effects of: (1) bedding ( P < 0.01), stage of growth ( P < 0.001) and the interaction bedding × lysine ( P < 0.001) on ADG. ADG was higher on straw compared with no bedding (710 v. 605 g/day). (2) FI was significantly affected by stage of growth ( P < 0.01), bedding ( P < 0.01), group composition ( P < 0.05), group size ( P < 0.01), feed CP content ( P < 0.01), ambient temperature ( P < 0.01) and the interaction between floor space and feed energy content ( P < 0.001). Pigs housed on straw had a lower FI in comparison with those without (1.44 v. 2.04 kg/day); a higher FI was seen for pigs separated by gender in comparison with mixed groups (2.05 v. 1.65 kg/day); FI had a negative linear relationship with group size, the CP content of the feed and ambient temperature. (3) Stage of growth ( P < 0.001), feed CP ( P < 0.001) and lysine content ( P < 0.001), ambient temperature ( P < 0.001) and feed crude fibre (CF) content ( P < 0.01) significantly affected FCR; there were no significant interactions between any factors on this trait. There was an improvement in FCR at higher ambient temperatures, increased feed CP and lysine content, but a deterioration of FCR at higher CF contents. For ADG, the interaction of bedding × lysine was caused by pigs housed without bedding (straw) having higher ADG when on a feed lower in lysine, whereas those with bedding had a higher ADG when on a feed higher in lysine. Interaction effects on FI were caused by animals with the least amount of floor space having a higher FI when given a feed with a low metabolisable energy (ME) content, in contrast to all other pigs, which showed a higher FI with increased ME content. The meta-analysis confirmed the significant effect of several well-known factors on the performance and efficiency of grower and finisher pigs, the effects of some less established ones and, importantly, the interactions between such factors.Keywords: efficiency, finishers, growers, meta-analysis, pigs ImplicationsThe effects of management and animal-based factors on daily gain, feed intake (FI) and feed efficiency of grower and finisher pigs were analysed. A number of factors were identified as having significant effects on these traits, including the effects of less well-established ones, such as the effects of grouping by gender on FI. Interactions between factors were also confirmed; for example, the interaction between bedding and feed lysine content on daily gain. The results may contribute towards the improvement of efficiency of pig systems through a better knowledge of the various factors that influence it. IntroductionFeed efficiency is one of the ...

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“…Peeters et al . () attributed such findings to the notion that enriching pigs' pens with straw has effects on several aspects of their welfare, physiology and performance. However, Lewis et al .…”

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Physiometabolic responses to road transport in weaned piglets for a short period and the effects of straw bedding

Roldán-Santiago

Ortega²,

Borderas-Tordesillas

et al. 2014

Animal Science Journal

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The aim of the study was to evaluate the physiometabolic responses to stress in hybrid suckling piglets that were weaned and transported at different ages on a paved road under two vehicle conditions: with and without a layer of straw bedding. The piglets were weaned and transported at the following ages: 8, 15 and 22 days. The duration of each trip was 1 h. The piglets in each group were further divided into two sub-groups for two distinct experimental transport conditions: (1) over the road with straw bedding; and (2) over the same road but without straw bedding. A total of three repetitions were performed for each experimental condition. In order to assess their responses to weaning- and transport-induced stress, the study evaluated a thorough physiometabolic blood profile. The 8- and 15-day-old piglets transported without straw bedding showed increases in their pCO2, blood glucose, blood lactate levels and the percentage of hematocrit, but a decrease of pO2 upon arrival (P < 0.05). In contrast, the 22-day-old piglets transported on the same road with straw bedding were able to re-establish their blood concentrations of lactate, pCO2, pO2, Na+, K+, Ca2+ and pH during the trip (P < 0.05).

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Effect of temporary straw bedding on pigs’ behaviour, performance, cortisol and meat quality

Cited by 31 publications

References 25 publications

Effect of straw on lamb welfare, production performance and meat quality during the finishing phase of fattening

Effect of straw on lamb welfare, production performance and meat quality during the finishing phase of fattening

Animal and management factors influencing grower and finisher pig performance and efficiency in European systems: a meta-analysis

Physiometabolic responses to road transport in weaned piglets for a short period and the effects of straw bedding

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