Type: Chapter

Welfare of weaned piglets

Authors

Arlene Garcia

Texas Tech University

John J. McGlone

Texas Tech University

Publication date:

12 March 2018

ID: 9781838795214

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Table of contents

1 Introduction 2 Pre-weaning mortality 3 Weaning stress 4 Painful practices: castration and ear notching/tagging 5 Painful practices: tail docking and teeth clipping/resection 6 Transportation 7 New technologies 8 Conclusion 9 Where to look for further information 10 References