Effect of group size and feeder type on growth performance and feeding patterns in finishing pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 568-574

  Hyun, Y ^a,b   Ellis, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^c 216 Animal Sciences Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding Behavior; Finishing; Group Size; Growth; Pigs

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; SUS SCROFA; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LOCOMOTION; MALE; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036512956     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.803568x     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. AOAC. 1990. Official Methods of Analysis. 15th ed. Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Arlington, VA.
2. Darroch, C. S., F. X. Aherne, and J. J. Feddes. 1994. Electronic monitoring of individual feed intake and behaviour of mixed-sex pigs and the effects of pen modification. J. Anim. Sci. 72(Suppl.1):250 (Abstr.).
3. De Haer, L. C. M., and J. W. M. Merks. 1992. Patterns of daily food intake in growing pigs. Anim. Prod. 54:90-104.
4. Duncan, D. B. 1955. Multiple Range and Multiple F-Tests. Biometrics 11:1-42.
5. Feddes, J. J., B. A. Young, and J. A. De Shazer. 1989. Influence of temperature and light on feeding behavior of pigs. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 23:215-222.
6. Fuller, M. F., M. F. Franklin, R. McWilliam, and K. Pennie. 1995. The responses of growing pigs, of different sex and genotype, to dietary energy and protein. Anim. Sci. 60:291-298.
7. Gonyou, H. W., R. P. Chapple, and G. R. Frank. 1992. Productivity, time budgets and social aspects of eating in pigs penned in groups of five or individually. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 34:291-301.
8. Gonyou, H. W., and W. R. Stricklin. 1998. Effects of floor area allowance and group size on the productivity of growing/finishing pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 76:1326-1330.
9. Hahn, J. D., and D. H. Baker. 1995. Optimum ratio to lysine of threonine, tryptophan, and sulfur amino acids for finishing swine. J. Anim. Sci. 73:482-489.
10. Hyun, Y., and M. Ellis. 2001. Effect of group size and feeder type on growth performance and feeding patterns in growing pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 79:803-810.
11. Hyun, Y., M. Ellis, F. K. McKeith, and E. R. Wilson. 1997. Feed intake pattern of group-housed growing-finishing pigs monitored using a computerized feed intake recording system. J. Anim. Sci. 75:1443-1451.
12. McGlone J. J., and B. E. Newby. 1994. Space requirements for finishing pigs in confinement - Behavior and performance while group size and space vary. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 39:331-338.
13. Morrow, A. T. S., and N. Walker. 1994. A note on changes to feeding behavior of growing pigs by adding stalls to single-space feeders. Anim. Prod. 59:151-153.
14. Nielsen, B. L., and A. B. Lawrence. 1993. The effect of group size on the behavior and performance of growing pigs using computerized single-space feeders. Pig News Inform. 14:127-129.
15. NRC. 1998. Nutrient Requirements of Swine. 10th ed. National Academy Press. Washington, DC.
16. Petherick, J. Carol, A. W. Beattie, and D. A. V. Bodero. 1989. The effect of group size on the performance of growing pigs. Anim. Prod. 49:497-502.
17. Randolph, J. H., G. L. Cromwell, T. S. Stahly, and D. D. Kratzer. 1981. Effects of group size and space allowance on performance and behavior of swine. J. Anim. Sci. 53:922-927.
18. Spicer, H. M., and F. X. Aherne. 1987. The effects of group size/stocking density on weanling pig performance and behavior. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 19:89-98.
19. Spoodler, H. A. M., S. A. Edwards, and S. Corning. 1999. Effects of group size and feeder space allowance on welfare in finishing pigs. Anim. Sci. 9:481-489.
20. Wolter, B. F., M. Ellis, S. E. Curtis, E. N. Parr, and D. M. Webel. 2000a. Group size and floor-space allowance can affect weanling pig performance. J. Anim. Sci. 78:2062-2067.
21. Wolter, B. F., M. Ellis, S. E. Curtis, E. N. Parr, and D. M. Webel. 2000b. Feeder location did not affect performance of weanling pigs in large groups. J. Anim. Sci. 78:2784-2789.
22. Young, R. J., and A. B. Lawrence. 1994. Feeding behavior of pigs in groups monitored by a computerized feeding system. Anim. Prod. 58:145-152.