Early behavioral indicators of aberrant feces in newly-weaned piglets
Our results indicate that increased standing in individual piglets and an increased moving activity on the pen level may be important behavioral indicators of PWD before the onset of diarrhea. Further development of current algorithms that can identify behavioral abnormalities in groups, from the pen to the individual level, may therefore be a promising avenue for improved and targeted health and welfare monitoring.
Authors
- Francisca C. Velkers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2923-3233)
- Arjan Stegeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4361-3846)
- I.C. de Jong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1811-499X)
- Fleur Veldkamp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0171-8850)
- J.M.J. Rebel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4765-4215)
- Tijs Tobias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0747-9531)
- Vivian L. Witjes
- Ellen Meijer
Institutions
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Royal GD (Netherlands) (NL)
- Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Porcine Health Management
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40813-024-00396-4
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.28
Funders
- Wageningen University and Research