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Lying down and rolling behaviour in sows in relation to piglet crushing by Damm, B.I., Forkman, B., Pedersen, L.J.

“…Piglet crushing remains a problem in crated sows and it is even more of a problem in loose housing systems. Most piglets are crushed when the sow moves from…”
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Long-stemmed straw as an additional nesting material in modified Schmid pens in a commercial breeding unit: effects on sow behaviour, and on piglet mortality and growth by Damm, B.I., Pedersen, L.J., Heiskanen, T., Nielsen, N.P.

“…The aim of this study was to determine whether provision of nest materials in a form and amount that could be handled in a commercial Danish pig farm with…”
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Early piglet mortality in loose-housed sows related to sow and piglet behaviour and to the progress of parturition by Pedersen, Lene Juul, Jørgensen, Erik, Heiskanen, Teresia, Damm, Birgitte I.

“…The aim of the present study was to identify characteristics of sow behaviour and parturition related to early piglet mortality in loose-housed farrowing sows…”
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Nest-building, behavioural disturbances and heart rate in farrowing sows kept in crates and Schmid pens by Damm, B.I., Lisborg, L., Vestergaard, K.S., Vanicek, J.

“…The Schmid farrowing pen offers sows some degree of isolation and the opportunity to carry out nest-building behaviour. In order to evaluate the welfare of…”
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Parturient behaviour in farmed mink ( Mustela vison) in relation to early kit mortality by Malmkvist, Jens, Gade, Mette, Damm, Birgitte Iversen

“…Litter size and kit mortality are both relatively high in the production of farm mink, with the vast majority of deaths occurring around parturition and during…”
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Sow preferences for walls to lean against when lying down by Damm, Birgitte I., Moustsen, Vivi, Jørgensen, Erik, Pedersen, Lene J., Heiskanen, Teresia, Forkman, Björn

“…It has previously been shown that when sows lie down in the open there is a much greater risk of piglet crushing than when they lie down alongside a wall,…”
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Effects of feed-back from the nest on maternal responsiveness and postural changes in primiparous sows during the first 24 h after farrowing onset by Pedersen, L.J, Damm, B.I, Marchant, J.N, Jensen, K.H

“…In order to elucidate whether feed-back from a farrowing nest affects the sows’ activity level and responsiveness to piglets during the first 24h after the…”
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The effects of confinement on periparturient behaviour and circulating prolactin, prostaglandin F 2α and oxytocin in gilts with access to a variety of nest materials by Damm, B.I, Bildsøe, M, Gilbert, C, Ladewig, J, Vestergaard, K.S

“…In a 2×2 factorial experiment, the effects of gestation and farrowing housing on (1) periparturient behaviour and circulating prolactin, prostaglandin F 2α…”
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Sexual motivation in relation to social rank in pair-housed sows by Pedersen, L.J, Heiskanen, T, Damm, B.I

“…The influence of social subordination on sexual motivation during oestrus was studied using 36 sows of which 24 treatment sows were housed in pairs and 12…”
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The effects of confinement on periparturient behaviour and circulating prolactin, prostaglandin F2α and oxytocin in gilts with access to a variety of nest materials by Damm, B.I, Bildsøe, M, Gilbert, C, Ladewig, J, Vestergaard, K.S

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The influence of adverse or gentle handling procedures on sexual behaviour in fearful and confident sows by Pedersen, L.J, Damm, B.I, Kongsted, A.G

“…In the present study, the influence of handling during lactation on fear of humans and on sexual behaviour in the presence and absence of a human was…”
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The effects of branches on prepartum nest building in gilts with access to straw by Damm, B.I, Vestergaard, K.S, Schrøder-Petersen, D.L, Ladewig, J

“…Sows farrowing in a semi-natural environment terminate nest building 1–7 h prior to parturition after having built a nest for which a variety of materials are…”
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Regulation of dustbathing in feathered and featherless domestic chicks: the Lorenzian model revisited by Vestergaard, Klaus S., Damm, Birgitte I., Abbott, Ursula K., BildsøE, Mogens

“…In Lorenz's ‘psychohydraulic model’, behaviour is regulated by performance: the motivation to perform a behaviour builds up with time and can be reduced only…”
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Does feed-back from a nest affect periparturient behaviour, heart rate and circulatory cortisol and oxytocin in gilts? by Damm, B.I, Pedersen, L.J, Marchant, J.N, Gilbert, C.L

“…To determine the effects of feed-back from a farrowing nest on periparturient behaviour, heart rate and hormones, 20 gilts housed in Schmid pens were permitted…”
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The gradual weaning process in outdoor sows and piglets in relation to nematode infections by Damm, B.I, Pedersen, L.J, Jessen, L.B, Thamsborg, S.M, Mejer, H, Ersbøll, A.K

“…In EU organic pig production it is required that the piglets are weaned no earlier than 6 weeks of age. During the lactation period, a gradual weaning process…”
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Eliminative behaviour in preparturient gilts previously kept in pens or stalls by Damm, B.I. (Kongelige Veterinaer- og Landbohoejskole, Copenhagen (Denmark)), Pedersen, L.J

“…The success of pens which provide pigs with a bedded resting area and an area for feeding, elimination and other activities depends on pigs' ability to show…”
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