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The effect of teeth resection procedures on the welfare of piglets in farrowing crates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

E. Lewis ,
L.A. Boyle ,
P. Brophy ,
J.V. O’Doherty  and
P.B. Lynch
E. Lewis*
Affiliation:
Provimi Research and Technology Centre, Brussels, Belgium
L.A. Boyle
Affiliation:
Pig Production Dept, Teagasc Moorepark, Fermoy, Co Cork, Ireland
P. Brophy
Affiliation:
Dept Animal Science, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
J.V. O’Doherty
Affiliation:
Dept Animal Science, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
P.B. Lynch
Affiliation:
Pig Production Dept, Teagasc Moorepark, Fermoy, Co Cork, Ireland
*
E-mail: elewis@be.provimi.com
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Extract

Teeth resection is a method of controlling the injurious effects of the aggression displayed when newborn piglets fight to establish a teat order. However, recent European legislation discourages the practice (Commission Directive 2001/93/EC). The objective of this study was to assess the effect of clipping and grinding piglets’ needle teeth, compared to leaving them intact, on the welfare of piglets in farrowing crates.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2004 , 2004 , pp. 254
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2004

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