Effects of straw bedding and high fibre diets on the behaviour of floor fed group-housed sows

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-39

  Whittaker, X ^a,b   Edwards, S A ^a   Spoolder, H A M ^b   Lawrence, A B ^a   Corning, S ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anomalous behaviour; Feeding and nutrition; Pig housing; Straw

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033022062     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00243-3     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Bergeron R., Gonyou H.W. Effects of increasing energy intake and foraging behaviours on the development of stereotypies in pregnant sows. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 53:1997;259-270.
2. Broom, D.M., Potter, M.J., 1984. Factors affecting the occurrence of stereotypies in stall-housed dry sows. In: Unshelm, J., van Putten, G., Zeeb, K. (Eds.), Proc. of the Intern. Cong. on Appl. Ethol. in Farm Animals, Kiel, Germany, pp. 229-231.
3. Brouns F., Edwards S.A., English P.R. Effect of dietary fibre and feeding system on activity and oral behaviour of group housed gilts. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 39:1994;215-223.
4. Brouns F., Edwards S.A., English P.R. The effect of dietary inclusion of sugar-beet pulp on the feeding behaviour of dry sows. Anim. Sci. 65:1997;129-133.
5. Buré, R.G., 1991. The influence on vulva biting of supplying additional roughage in an electronic sow feeder. The 42nd Ann. Meeting of the Eur. Assoc. for Anim. Prod.
6. Cole D.J.A. Nutritional strategies to optimize reproduction in pigs. J. Reprod. Fert., Suppl. 40:1990;67-82.
7. Csermely D., Wood-Gush D.G.M. Agonistic behaviour in grouped sows: I. The influence of feeding. Biol. Behav. 11:1986;244-252.
8. Csermely D., Wood-Gush D.G.M. Agonistic behaviour in grouped sows: II. How social rank affects feeding and drinking behaviour. Boll. Zool. 57:1990;55-58.
9. Day J.E.L., Kyriazakis I., Lawrence A.B. The use of second-order schedule to assess the effect of food bulk on the feeding motivation of growing pigs. Anim. Sci. 63:1996;447-455.
10. Durrell J., Sneddon I.A., Beattie V.E. Effects of enrichment and floor type on behaviour of cubicle loose-housed dry sows. Anim. Welf. 6:1997;297-308.
11. Fraser D. The effect of straw on the behaviour of sows in tether stalls. Anim. Prod. 21:1975;59-68.
12. Fraser D., Philips P.A., Thompson B.K., Tennessen T. Effect of straw on the behaviour of growing pigs. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 30:1991;307-318.
13. Genstat, 1993. Genstat 5 Reference Manual. Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford, 749 pp.
14. Kelley K.W., McGlone J.J., Gaskins C.T. Porcine aggression: measurement and effects of crowding and fasting. J. Anim. Sci. 50:1980;336-341.
15. Krebs, J.R., Davies, N.B., 1993. An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology, 3rd edn., Blackwell, Oxford, UK, 420 pp.
16. Lambert R.J., Ellis M., Rowlinson P., Saville C. Influence of housing/feeding system on sow behaviour. Anim. Prod. 36:1983;532.
17. Lawrence A.B., Terlouw E.M.C. A review of behavioural factors involved in the development and continued performance of stereotypic behaviours in pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 71:1993;2815-2825.
18. Lyons C.A.P., Bruce J.M., Fowler V.R., English P.R. A comparison of productivity and welfare of growing pigs in four intensive systems. Liv. Prod. Sci. 43:1995;265-274.
19. Martin, P., Bateson, P., 1993. Measuring behaviour: An introductory guide. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge.
20. Meyer, B., Hagelsø, A.M., Hansen, L.L., Jeppersen, L.L., 1984. Effect of environment and rank order on agonistic behaviour in pigs. In: Unshelm, J., van Putten, G., Zeeb, K. (Eds.). Proc. of the Inter. Cong. on Appl. Ethol. in Farm Animals, Kiel, Germany, pp. 162-165.
21. Minitab, 1993. Minitab Reference Manual. Sowers Printing, Lebanon, PA.
22. Morgan C.A., Deans L.A., Lawrence A.B., Nielsen B.L. The effects of straw bedding on the feeding and social behaviour of growing pigs fed by means of single-space feeders. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 58:1998;23-33.
23. Robert S., Matte J.J., Farmer C., Girard C.L., Martineau G.P. High-fibre diets for sows: effects on stereotypies and adjunctive drinking. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 37:1993;297-309.
24. Robert S., Rushen J., Farmer C. Both energy content and bulk of food affect stereotypic behaviour, heart rate and feeding motivation of female pigs. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 54:1997;161-171.
25. Spoolder H.A.M., Burbidge J.A., Edwards S.A., Simmins P.H., Lawrence A.B. Provision of straw as a foraging substrate reduces the development of excessive chain and bar manipulation in food restricted sows. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 43:1995;249-262.
26. Terlouw E.M.C., Lawrence A.B., Illius A.W. Influences of feeding level and physical restriction on development of stereotypies in sows. Anim. Behav. 42:1991;981-991.
27. Whittaker X., Spoolder H.A.M., Edwards S.A., Lawrence A.B., Corning S. The influence of dietary fibre and the provision of straw on the development of stereotypic behaviour in food restricted pregnant sows. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 61:1998;89-102.