As described by the EU Reference Center for Animal Welfare of Pigs (EURCAW, 2021), the diseases that limit the coping capacity of pigs during transport are, for example, cardiac issues (pericarditis, endocarditis), respiratory diseases (pneumonia, pleurisy), locomotory disorders and infections (abscesses, metritis, nephritis, etc.) (Cockram ...
English, PR, Smith, WJ and MacLean, A 1977 The Sow: ... Y and Edwards, SA 2012 Economic evaluation of high welfare indoor farrowing systems for pigs. Animal Welfare 21 ... Zimmerman, DR, Wilson, ME, Matteri, RL, Carroll, JA and Lay, DC 2000 Few differences found between early- and late-weaned pigs raised in the same environment.
Stakeholder focus groups in practice: Pig Welfare Working Group. Since the late 1970 s, the use of pigs in biomedical research settings has increased due to their similarities to humans in a number of key areas such as anatomy, physiology, organ size, metabolism, skin structure, diseases, and lifespan. 12, 19, 40 Pigs are often used for surgical modeling and xenotransplantation, as well as to ...
