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Piglet Management

Piglet Management is a subfield of swine production management that encompasses the coordinated husbandry practices applied from birth to weaning to optimize piglet survival, growth, health, and welfare through appropriate environmental control, nutrition, health care, and handling.

338

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12.3K

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1.1K

Authors

285

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2017–2026

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338

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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Crushing of piglets by the mother sow (Sus scrofa)—purely accidental or a poor mother?

Inger Lise Andersen, Synne Berg, Knut Egil Bøe · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 2005 · 197 citations

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Factors affecting duration of the expulsive stage of parturition and piglet birth intervals in sows with uncomplicated, spontaneous farrowings

Aalt D. J. van Dijk, B.T.T.M. van Rens, T. van der Lende et al. · Theriogenology · 2005 · 195 citations

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Measurement of digestive disorders in the piglet at weaning and related risk factors

F. Madec, Nathalie Bridoux, S Bounaix et al. · Preventive Veterinary Medicine · 1998 · 188 citations

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The effects of weaning at 7, 14 and 28 days on piglet behaviour

E.K Worobec, I.J.H. Duncan, Tina M. Widowski · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 1999 · 165 citations

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Authors

1.1K

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    S.A. Edwards

    Newcastle University, United Kingdom

    12 publications · 886 citations

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    Inger Lise Andersen

    Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway

    8 publications · 476 citations

    9

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  3. DF
    David Fraser

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    6 publications · 407 citations

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    Yuzo Koketsu

    Meiji University, Japan

    6 publications · 194 citations

    6

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  5. EB
    Emma Baxter

    Scotland's Rural College, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 535 citations

    6

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Institutions

285

  1. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    18 h-index

    39 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    12 h-index

    35 publications

    3K citations

  3. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

    Ås, Norway

    11 h-index

    27 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. Scotland's Rural College

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    27 publications

    2K citations

  5. Newcastle University

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    24 publications

    1.8K citations

  6. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    10 h-index

    22 publications

    1.5K citations

  7. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    14 publications

    386 citations

  8. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    9 h-index

    21 publications

    1.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Applied Animal Behaviour Science

    51 publications · 2.6K citations

    32

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  2. Journal of Animal Science

    36 publications · 1.4K citations

    22

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  3. animal

    18 publications · 956 citations

    16

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  4. Livestock Science

    18 publications · 792 citations

    15

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  5. Preventive Veterinary Medicine

    15 publications · 563 citations

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