The correlation between thermal and noxious gas environments, pig productivity and behavioral responses of growing pigs

Correlations between environmental parameters (thermal range and noxious gas levels) and the status (productivity, physiological, and behavioral) of growing pigs were examined for the benefit of pig welfare and precision farming. The livestock experiment was conducted at a Seoul National University...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2011-09, Vol.8 (9), p.3514-3527
Main Authors: Choi, Hong Lim, Han, Sang Hwa, Albright, Louis D, Chang, Won Kyung
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - blood
Air Pollutants - adverse effects
Air Pollutants - analysis
Air Pollution, Indoor - adverse effects
Air Pollution, Indoor - analysis
Ammonia - adverse effects
Ammonia - analysis
Animal behavior
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Carbon Dioxide - adverse effects
Carbon Dioxide - analysis
Environment
Environmental impact
Feeds
Hogs
Housing, Animal
Stress, Physiological
Swine - physiology
Temperature
Weight Gain
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Summary:Correlations between environmental parameters (thermal range and noxious gas levels) and the status (productivity, physiological, and behavioral) of growing pigs were examined for the benefit of pig welfare and precision farming. The livestock experiment was conducted at a Seoul National University station in South Korea. Many variations were applied and the physiological and behavioral responses of the growing pigs were closely observed. Thermal and gas environment parameters were different during the summer and winter seasons, and the environments in the treatments were controlled in different manners. In the end, this study finds that factors such as Average Daily Gain (ADG), Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH), stress, posture, and eating habits were all affected by the controlled environmental parameters and that appropriate control of the foregoing could contribute to the improvement of precision farming and pig welfare.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph8093514