Influence of environmental enrichment on aggressive behaviour and dominance relationships in growing pigs

Animal Welfare

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 269-279

  O'Connell, N E ^a   Beattie, V E ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Animal welfare; Behaviour; Dominance; Environmental enrichment; Pigs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000084775     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Barnett J L, Hemsworth P H, Cronin G M, Newman E A, McCallum T H and Chilton D 1992 Effects of pen size, partial stalls and method of feeding on welfare-related behavioural and physiological responses of group-housed pigs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 34: 207-220
2. Beattie V E, Sneddon I A and Walker N 1993 Behaviour and productivity of the domestic pig in barren and enriched environments. Livestock Environment IV. Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers pp 43-50. American Society of Agricultural Engineers: St Joseph, Michigan, USA
3. Beattie V E, Walker N and Sneddon I A 1995a Effects of environmental enrichment on behaviour and productivity of growing pigs. Animal Welfare 4: 207-220
4. Beattie V E, Walker N and Sneddon I A 1995b Effect of rearing environment and change of environment on the behaviour of gilts. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 46: 57-65
5. Beilharz R G and Cox D F 1967 Social dominance in swine. Animal Behaviour 15: 117-122
6. Benus R F, Koolhaas J M and Van Oortmerssen G A 1987 Individual differences in behavioural reaction to a changing environment in mice and rats. Behaviour 100: 105-122
7. Craig J V 1986 Measuring social behavior: social dominance. Journal of Animal Science 62: 1120-1129
8. Dantzer R, Arnone M and Mormede P 1980 Effects of frustration on behaviour and plasma corticosteroid levels in pigs. Physiology & Behavior 24: 1-4
9. de Jonge F H, Bokkers E A M, Schouten W P G and Helmond F A 1996 Rearing piglets in a poor environment: developmental aspects of social stress in pigs. Physiology & Behavior 60: 389-396
10. Gonyou H W, Rohde Parfet K A, Anderson D B and Olson R D 1988 Effects of amperozide and azaperone on aggression and productivity of growing-finishing pigs. Journal of Animal Science 66: 2856-2864
11. Messing M J C, Hagelso A M, Van Beek J A M, Wiepkema P R, Schouten W P G and Krukow R 1993 Individual behavioural characteristics in pigs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 37: 285-295
12. Hunter E J, Broom D M, Edwards S A and Sibly R M 1988 Social hierarchy and feeder access in a group of 20 sows using a computer-controlled feeder. Animal Production 47: 139-148
13. Jones R B 1995 Ontogeny of response to humans in handled and non-handled female domestic chicks. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 42 : 261-269
14. Jones R B and Waddington D 1992 Modification of fear in domestic chicks, Gallus gallus domesticus, via regular handling and early environmental enrichment. Animal Behaviour 43: 1021-1033
15. Lawes Agicultural Trust 1989 Genstat 5 Reference Manual. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK
16. McBride G, James J W and Wyeth G S F 1965 Social behaviour of domestic animals VII. Variation in weaning weight in pigs. Animal Production 7: 67-74
17. McGlone J J and Curtis S E 1985 Behavior and performance of weanling pigs in pens equipped with hide areas. Journal of Animal Science 60: 20-24
18. McGlone J J, Stansbury W F and Tribble L F 1987 Effects of heat and social stressors and within-pen weight variation on young pig performance and agonistic behavior. Journal of Animal Science 65: 456-462
19. Meese G B and Ewbank R 1973 The establishment and nature of the dominance hierarchy in the domesticated pig. Animal Behaviour 21: 326-334
20. Moore A S, Gonyou H W, Stookey J M and McLaren D G 1994 Effect of group composition and pen size on behavior, productivity and immune response of growing pigs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 40: 13-30
21. Pearce G P and Paterson A M 1993 The effect of space restriction and provision of toys during rearing on the behaviour, productivity and physiology of male pigs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 36: 11-28
22. Pearce G P, Paterson A M and Pearce A N 1989 The influence of pleasant and unpleasant handling and the provision of toys on the growth and behaviour of male pigs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 23: 27-37
23. Richards S M 1974 The concept of dominance and methods of assessment. Animal Behaviour 22: 914-930
24. Rowell T E 1974 The concept of social dominance. Behavioral Biology 11: 131-154
25. Schaefer A L, Salomons M O, Tong A K W, Sather A P and Lepage P 1990 The effect of environment enrichment on aggression in newly weaned pigs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 27: 41-52
26. Scheel D E, Graves H B and Sherritt G W 1977 Nursing order, social dominance and growth in swine. Journal of Animal Science 45: 219-229
27. Stookey J M and Gonyou H W 1994 The effects of regrouping on behavioral and production parameters in finishing swine. Journal of Animal Science 72: 2804-2811
28. Swinscow T D V 1996 Statistics at Square One, 9th edition, BMJ Publishing Group: London, UK
29. Tan S S L, Shackleton D M and Beames R M 1991 The effect of mixing unfamiliar individuals on the growth and production of finishing pigs. Animal Production 52: 201-206
30. Vargas J V, Craig J V and Hines R H 1987 Effects of feeding systems on social and feeding behavior and performance of finishing pigs. Journal of Animal Science 65: 463-474
31. Warren J M, Zerweck C and Anthony A 1982 Effects of environmental enrichment on old mice. Developmental Psychobiology 15: 13-18