Tail-Biting in Pigs: A Scoping Review
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Intervention Outcome | |||
---|---|---|---|
Successful | Unsuccessful | Total | |
Article Type | |||
Conference Proceedings | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Full-Text Articles 1 | 35 | 23 | 58 |
Research Reports 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Total | 37 | 25 | 62 |
Stage of Production at the Beginning of the Study | Stage of Production at the End of the Study | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nursing | Nursery | Grower | Finisher | Adult | Nursing | Nursery | Grower | Finisher | Adult | |
Article Type | ||||||||||
Conference Proceedings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Full Text Articles 1 | 16 | 25 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 67 | 5 |
Research Reports 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Total | 16 | 28 | 21 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 71 | 6 |
Type of Outcome Measured | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Production | Tail-Biting | Blood Metabolites | Other | Total | |
Article Type 1 | |||||
Conference Proceedings | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Full-Text Articles 2 | 38 | 81 | 12 | 45 | 176 |
Research Reports 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
Total | 41 | 88 | 13 | 47 | 189 |
# of Articles 1 | Tail-Biting Outcome |
---|---|
4 | None |
59 | Lesion frequency |
77 | Tail length/damage |
10 | Condemnations at slaughter |
24 | Other |
174 | Total |
Charted Risk Factors | # of Articles 1 | Important for TB Outcome | Unimportant for TB Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
Air Quality | 18 | 5 | 13 |
Pig Flow | 18 | 4 | 14 |
Diet | 19 | 11 | 8 |
Feeding Frequency | 22 | 14 | 8 |
Hygiene/Health | 29 | 10 | 19 |
Housing/Flooring | 46 | 31 | 15 |
Enrichment | 62 | 48 | 14 |
Interventions | # of Articles 1 | Successful | Unsuccessful |
---|---|---|---|
Straw Bedding/Rooting Substrate | 22 | 17 | 5 |
Enrichment (Rope, Jute Sack, Wood, etc.) | 12 | 8 | 4 |
Tail Length (Tail-Docking vs. Intact Tails) | 11 | 9 | 2 |
Rearing Facility (Flooring, Enriched, etc.) | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Stocking Density | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Single-Sex Pens vs. Mixed-Sex Pens | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Time that Enrichment Provided | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Diet Type (Commercial vs. Specialty) | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Pig Grouping (Litter mates, Tail-Biting Category) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Stress (ACTH Levels, Stimuli, R/I Test, etc.) | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Feeding Frequency and Style | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Advice from Veterinarians | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Air Velocity and Direction | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Identify Tail-Biters Early (Rope/Chew test) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Healthy vs. Ill Pigs | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Number of Pigs per Feeder Space (Feeding Trough Density) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tail-Biting Deterrent (Oil, Tar) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Teeth-Clipping | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Henry, M.; Jansen, H.; Amezcua, M.d.R.; O’Sullivan, T.L.; Niel, L.; Shoveller, A.K.; Friendship, R.M. Tail-Biting in Pigs: A Scoping Review. Animals 2021, 11, 2002. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11072002
Henry M, Jansen H, Amezcua MdR, O’Sullivan TL, Niel L, Shoveller AK, Friendship RM. Tail-Biting in Pigs: A Scoping Review. Animals. 2021; 11(7):2002. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11072002
Chicago/Turabian StyleHenry, Maggie, Hannah Jansen, Maria del Rocio Amezcua, Terri L. O’Sullivan, Lee Niel, Anna Kate Shoveller, and Robert M. Friendship. 2021. "Tail-Biting in Pigs: A Scoping Review" Animals 11, no. 7: 2002. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11072002
APA StyleHenry, M., Jansen, H., Amezcua, M. d. R., O’Sullivan, T. L., Niel, L., Shoveller, A. K., & Friendship, R. M. (2021). Tail-Biting in Pigs: A Scoping Review. Animals, 11(7), 2002. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11072002