Around 50% of the postnatal death in piglets is caused by crushing or overlying by the domestic sow (Sus scrofa) when they are kept loose in a farrowing pen ...

Crushing results from failure of the piglet to avoid the sow or as a result of illness or behavioural problems in the sow which lead her to ignore the piglets.

Crushing occurs when the sow changes position. The most important sow behaviour that leads to crushing is rolling, followed by sit-to-lie and stand-to-lie ...

One of the most frequently recorded causes of death in baby piglets in indoor pig farms is "overlaying" of the pig by the sow crushing it to death, ...

7 авг. 2019 г. · However, piglet losses due to crushing by the sow are effectively reduced by farrowing crates. Hence, there is an urgent need to find a ... Introduction · Materials and Methods · Results · Discussion

15 мар. 2023 г. · Researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark have evaluated sow and piglet behaviour preceding and following fatal incidences of crushing.

Newborn piglets have a high risk of being crushed by the sow, and this risk implies welfare and economic consequences. The aim of this study was to ...

11 янв. 2023 г. · Certain sows crushed more or fewer piglets than expected by chance. Crushing was more frequent and more variable in pens compared to crates, ...

Stress in farrowing sows is associated with the number of piglets crushed or attacked. Sow's behaviour is variable and heritable, therefore genetic ...

Among these factors, crushing, represents the 18 % of healthy piglets. This study has the aim 1) to compare the crushing rate of piglets in farrowing, in ...