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The effect of varying lengths of chopped straw bedding on the behaviour of growing pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

J. E. L. Day ,
H. Chamberlain ,
H. A. M. Spoolder  and
S. A. Edwards
J. E. L. Day
Affiliation:
ADAS Pig Research Unit, ADAS Terrington, Terrington St. Clement, King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE34 4PW, UK
H. Chamberlain
Affiliation:
ADAS Pig Research Unit, ADAS Terrington, Terrington St. Clement, King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE34 4PW, UK
H. A. M. Spoolder
Affiliation:
ADAS Pig Research Unit, ADAS Terrington, Terrington St. Clement, King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE34 4PW, UK
S. A. Edwards
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle, Department of Agriculture, King George VI Building, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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Legislation in the United Kingdom states that all pigs should have access to straw or other material or object suitable to satisfy their behavioural needs (Welfare of Livestock Regulations, 1994). However, the use of straw bedding has not been universally adopted as its use is incompatible with housing systems which contain perforated flooring, and 76% of pig producers in the UK currently employ fully- or part-slatted finishing housing systems. The aim of this study was to investigate whether different lengths of chopped straw would achieve enhancements in pig welfare, by exploring the possibility that small quantities of chopped straw, in preference to unchopped straw, could constitute adequate provision in part- and fully-slatted systems, thus avoiding the blockage of perforated flooring.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2001 , 2001 , pp. 177 - 178
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2001

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Welfare of livestock regulations. SI No. 2126. (1994). HMSO, London.Google Scholar