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Factors influencing the risk of piglets being crushed during sow posture changes in a group farrowing system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

J.N. Marchant ,
S. Corning  and
D.M. Broom
J.N. Marchant
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ES, UK ADAS Terrington, Terrington St. Clement, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 4PW, UK
S. Corning
Affiliation:
ADAS Terrington, Terrington St. Clement, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 4PW, UK
D.M. Broom
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ES, UK
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Previous work has identified crushing to be the major cause of early piglet mortality (up to 80%) in a group farrowing system, with approximately half of the crushing deaths occurring when the sow lay down from a standing position (Marchant et al., 1996). The objectives of this study were to establish what other posture changes carried a high risk of piglet injury in a communal farrowing system during early lactation and also to determine what factors influenced the risk of piglet crushing during lying down.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1997 , 1997 , pp. 44
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1997

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Marchant, J.N., Broom, D.M. & Corning, S. (1996) The effects of sow maternal behaviour on piglet mortality in an open farrowing system. Animal Science 62: 675 (Abstr.)Google Scholar