Advances in Pig Welfare

Part One Introduction
1 Pigs' needs and wants
2 Pain in pigs: Characterisation and indicators
3 Stress in pigs: History, assessment, and interpretation
4 Affective states and cognition in pigs
5 Positive welfare: What does it add to the debate over pig welfare?

Part Two Pig welfare hotspots and mitigation
6 Overview of commercial pig production systems and their main welfare challenges
7 Mitigating hunger in pregnant sows
8 Sow longevity
9 Sow welfare in farrowing accommodation
10 Piglet mortality and morbidity: Inevitable or unacceptable?
11 Lifetime consequences of the early physical and social environment of piglets
12 Managing tail biting in pigs: Preventing risk factors or docking tails?
13 Gaining and maintaining interest: Recent advances in enrichment for pigs
14 Aggression in group-housed sows, weaners, and grower-finisher pigs
15 Transport of pigs to slaughter and associated handling
16 Slaughter of pigs

Part Three Pig welfare management topics
17 On-farm and post-mortem health assessment
18 Pig-human interactions: Creating a positive perception of humans to ensure pig welfare
19 Breeding for pig welfare: Opportunities and challenges
20 Precision livestock farming and technology in pig husbandry
21 Pigs as laboratory animals

Part Four Pig welfare from a global perspective
22 How much do people care about pig welfare, and how much will they pay for it?
23 Global developments in pig welfare: From legislation to market-driven change
24 The economics of pig welfare 000
25 Effects of climate change on pig welfare
26 Farmer attitudes towards pig welfare

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• Animais e sociedade
• Gestão da criação de animais

meat; slaughter; production; organic housing; animal-human interaction; behavior; domestication; transport