Abstracts - Facilities and equipment

Environmental enrichment with cubes appears to have the greatest effect when applied post-weaning whereas flavor attractants appear to have the greatest effect when applied both pre- and post-weaning.

The funnel slurry system can lower emissions of both ammonia, odour and methane.

Results demonstrate that ASFV-like nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses can retain viability in swine feed matrices during long-term transport across the continental United States.

Effects on trailer microclimate, pig behaviour, physiological response, and meat quality under Canadian summer conditions.

This technology could benefit commercial pig production while providing an enriched behavioral environment.

The jute material and piglet nests positively impacted sow welfare and piglet measures but did not translate into improved piglet survival.

Physical and ambient conditions affecting pen and pig cleanliness and air quality.

The approach is capable of automatically monitoring several different behaviors of a group of pigs at the same time.

The metal hut appears to be the best compromise considering thermal environment, behavior, and litter survival.

Results may explain the success of previous studies in classifying tail damage pens from pens without tail damage using sensor data on drinker use.

The live-born piglets of sows that were more active the day before farrowing, standing and in other activity than drinking and eating, had higher survival rates.

Cool cell pads improved pig well-being by providing more cooling than sprinklers but pig performance was unaffected.

Lift crate sows evidenced an increase in hair cortisol values along with the benefit of the higher survival rate of piglets before weaning.

Machine learning models can be considered for implementation into automatic feeder systems for real-time prediction of tail biting events.

The LiDAR camera has the potential as a non-invasive tool to help identify the sow's estrus.

Infectious ASF virus particles were rapidly destroyed at day 3.

This study observed impacts of both proximity to weaning and transport duration on piglet welfare indicators.

Results suggest that water disappearance from nipple drinkers was greater than for cup drinkers.

Results suggest that orbital tightening and ear position may be reliable facial action units for the piglet grimace scale.

For this trial, dry disinfectant was the most efficacious in reducing the viral RNA on both boots and subsequent surfaces.

Illuminance could be used to divide the pens into functional areas and, thus, help in meeting pigs’ behavioural needs.

These results suggest no benefit in piglet performance from increasing the width of farrowing pens.

Thermography coupled with Artificial Intelligence systems can help identify and orient the diagnosis of symptomatic animals to prompt adequate reaction at the earliest time.

These results suggest electric-heated mats and heat lamps were comparable in maintaining the performance and postural behaviors of piglets.