Journal article
Effects of auditory enrichment on welfare and performance of sows during pregnancy and farrowing/lactation periods
Journal of applied animal welfare science, Vol.28(1), pp.44-60
02/01/2025
PMID: 37224626
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Abstract
This study is an observational study that aimed to evaluate whether exposure to music in the final third of sows' gestation and during farrowing/lactation would change behavior, reduce stress, and improve reproductive rates. Forty-eight sows were used at 90 days of gestation until the weaning of their piglets. During gestation, sows were divided into two treatments: control and with music enrichment. In farrowing/lactation, sows were divided into four treatments: control - control (without music); control - music (music during farrowing/lactation); music - control (music during pregnancy); music - music (music in both phases). Sows' behavior, eye temperature, and reproductive performance were evaluated. In the gestation phase, control group sows remained standing more times and had more negative interactions with the other sows in the pen. In the farrowing/lactating phase, sows exposed to music presented more nursing behaviors. The number of weaned piglets was higher in litters in which the sows had environmental enrichment in at least one of the phases of reproductive lives. Music may be used as environmental enrichment for sows in their reproductive phases due to beneficial responses in behavior, stress relief, and reproductive rates.
Details
- Title
- Effects of auditory enrichment on welfare and performance of sows during pregnancy and farrowing/lactation periods
- Creators
- Isabela Cristina de Castro Lippi - Supreme Council Of HealthFabiana Ribeiro Caldara - Universidade Federal da Grande DouradosHenrique Biasotto Morais - Universidade Federal da Grande DouradosLarissa Braganholo Vargas - Universidade Federal da Grande DouradosAgnes Markiy Odakura - Universidade Federal da Grande DouradosMaria Fernanda de Castro Burbarelli - Fed Univ Grande Dourados, Fac Agr Sci, Dourados, MS, BrazilGisele Aparecida Felix - Centro Universitário da Grande DouradosRodrigo Garofallo Garcia - Universidade Federal da Grande DouradosIbiara Correia Lima Almeida Paz - Supreme Council Of HealthLuan Sousa dos Santos - Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
- Publication Details
- Journal of applied animal welfare science, Vol.28(1), pp.44-60
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 17
- Grant note
- 88882.457407/2019-01 / Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior; Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES)
- Identifiers
- 991013285447602368
- Copyright
- © 2023 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article