A5059565363- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Island Studies and Pacific Affairs
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Research in Social Sciences
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
National Trust
2025
The University of Melbourne
2023-2024
The ability of pigs to cope with routine farming practices can affect their welfare. This paper is part a series on early experiences and stress, reports the effects human contact housing responses husbandry practices. Using 2 × factorial design, 48 litters were raised in either conventional farrowing crate (FC) or loose pen (LP; PigSAFE pen) which was larger, more physically complex allowed sow move freely. Piglets provided from stockpeople (C), plus regular opportunities for positive (+HC)...
The development of fear and stress responses in animals can be influenced by early life experiences, including interactions with humans, maternal care, the physical surroundings. This paper is first three reporting on a large experiment examining effects housing environment positive human contact resilience pigs. reports pigs to novelty, social isolation. Using 2 × factorial design, 48 litters were reared either conventional farrowing crate (FC) where sow was confined or loose pen (LP;...
Early experiences can have long-term impacts on stress adaptability. This paper is the last of three in a series early and pigs, reports effects human contact housing ability pigs to cope with their general environment. Using 2 × factorial design, 48 litters were reared either farrowing crate (FC) or loose pen (LP; PigSAFE pen) which was larger, more physically complex allowed sow move freely. Piglets provided routine from stockpeople (C), plus regular opportunities for positive (+HC)...
Using a multimethod approach, this study sought to identify the contribution of different facets resilience Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand's mental health and well-being explore construct light COVID-19 lockdowns. Study 1 (N = 88) included community sample (67% female, 33% male; M 39 years, range 19-80 years). Participants completed survey measuring personal, spiritual, family resilience, well-being, identity, distress. 2 comprised focus group one male three female university...
Farrowing crates continue to be the most common system of housing farrowing and lactating sows, however continuous confinement is one contentious welfare issues in livestock production. This review aims critically evaluate scientific literature on implications two important determinants sow piglet welfare: human contact. While evidence sows contradictory, there consistent a greater short-term cortisol response gilts introduced than pens limited changes HPA axis with sustained stress during...