Influence of enrichment material and herbal compounds in the behaviour and performance of growing pigs

Authors: Nicolau Casal-Plana, Xavier Manteca, Antoni Dalmau, Emma Fàbrega

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, environmental enrichment, herbal compounds, pigs, stress

2017

Reliability of Fear Assessment in Growing Pigs Exposed to a Novel Object Test in Commercial Conditions

Authors: Antoni Dalmau, Eva Mainau, Antonio Velarde

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: commercial farms, fear, novel object test, pigs, reliability

2017

Effect of gender and halothane genotype on cognitive bias and its relationship with fear in pigs

Authors: Ricard Carreras, Laura Arroyo, Eva Mainau, Raquel Peña, Anna Bassols, Antoni Dalmau, Luigi Faucitano, Xavier Manteca, Antonio Velarde

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, fear, gender, halothane genotype, neurotransmitters

2016

Housing conditions do not alter cognitive bias but affect serum cortisol, qualitative behaviour assessment and wounds on the carcass in pigs

Authors: Ricard Carreras, Eva Mainau, Laura Arroyo, Xènia Moles, Joel González, Anna Bassols, Antoni Dalmau, Luigi Faucitano, Xavier Manteca, Antonio Velarde

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, carcass wounds, cortisol, housing conditions, pigs, qualitative behaviour assessment

2016

Animal welfare towards sustainability in pork meat production

Authors: Antonio Velarde, Emma Fàbrega, Isabel Blanco-Penedo, Antoni Dalmau

Publication/Journal: Meat Science

Keywords: animal welfare, farm, meat production, pigs, slaughter, sustainability, transport

2015

Effect of on farm mixing and slaughter strategy on behaviour, welfare and productivity in Duroc finished entire male pigs

Authors: Emma Fàbrega, Xavier Puigvert, Joaquim Soler, Joan Tibau, Antoni Dalmau

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: entire males, mixing, split marketing, wean-to-finish, welfare

2013

Assessment of animal welfare through behavioural parameters in Iberian pigs in intensive and extensive conditions

Authors: Déborah Temple, Xavier Manteca, Antonio Velarde, Antoni Dalmau

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral assessment, behaviour assessment, extensive, housing systems, iberian pig

2011

Evolution of wakefulness, sleep and hibernation: From reptiles to mammals

Authors: Ruben V. Rial, Mourad Akaârir, Antoni Gamundí, Cristina Nicolau, Celia Garau, Sara Aparicio, Silvia Tejada, Lluis Gené, Julián González, Luis M. De Vera

Publication/Journal: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Keywords: basking behavior, basking behaviour, evolution of hibernation, evolution of nrem, evolution of rem, evolution of sleep, goal directed behavior, goal directed behaviour, risk assessment behavior, risk assessment behaviour, sleep phylogeny

2010