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Farrowing Systems

Farrowing Systems is a specialized livestock housing system designed to optimize maternal and neonatal piglet welfare and management during the farrowing and lactation period through structured environmental control and confinement or loose-housing configurations.

211

Publications

8.1K

Citations

588

Authors

162

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

46

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Publications

211

Timing and causes of piglet mortality in alternative and conventional farrowing systems

J.N. Marchant, A.R. Rudd, Michael Mendl et al. · Veterinary Record · 2000 · 242 citations

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The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig II: management factors

Emma Baxter, Richard B. D’Eath, Gareth Arnott et al. · Animal Welfare · 2013 · 203 citations · Full text

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A cohort study of preweaning piglet mortality and farrowing accommodation on 112 commercial pig farms in England

A.L. KilBride, Michael Mendl, Poppy Statham et al. · Preventive Veterinary Medicine · 2011 · 178 citations

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The influence of time of insemination relative to time of ovulation on farrowing frequency and litter size in sows, as investigated by ultrasonography

A.K. Nissen, N.M. Soede, P. Hyttel et al. · Theriogenology · 1997 · 166 citations

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The welfare of gestating sows in conventional stalls and large groups on deep litter

Guillermo Adrian Karlen, P.H. Hemsworth, H. W. Gonyou et al. · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 2006 · 159 citations

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Authors

588

  1. SE
    S.A. Edwards

    Newcastle University, United Kingdom

    16 publications · 953 citations

    16

    h-index

  2. EB
    Emma Baxter

    Scotland's Rural College, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 729 citations

    10

    h-index

  3. AL
    A.B. Lawrence

    Scottish Agricultural Science Agency, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 713 citations

    8

    h-index

  4. DF
    David Fraser

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    7 publications · 288 citations

    7

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  5. LJ
    Lene Juul Pedersen

    Aarhus University, Denmark

    6 publications · 140 citations

    6

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Institutions

162

  1. Newcastle University

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    16 publications

    889 citations

  2. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    10 h-index

    31 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

    Carlow, Ireland

    9 h-index

    24 publications

    842 citations

  4. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    8 h-index

    18 publications

    957 citations

  5. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    7 h-index

    17 publications

    458 citations

  6. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    935 citations

  7. University College Dublin

    Dublin, Ireland

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    682 citations

  8. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

    Ås, Norway

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    441 citations

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Venues

  1. Applied Animal Behaviour Science

    39 publications · 1.9K citations

    25

    h-index

  2. animal

    17 publications · 831 citations

    17

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  3. Journal of Animal Science

    20 publications · 607 citations

    15

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  4. Livestock Science

    12 publications · 494 citations

    12

    h-index

  5. Animals

    10 publications · 239 citations

    10

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