Search Results - "Scollo, Annalisa"
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Skin lesion monitoring at slaughter on heavy pigs (170 kg): Welfare indicators and ham defects
Published in PloS one (12-11-2018)“…In order to evaluate at the slaughterhouse external carcass lesions on heavy pigs (170 kg) as potential welfare indicators, and the prevalence of ham defects…”
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Undocked Tails, Mycoplasma-like Lesions and Gastric Ulcers in Slaughtering Pigs: What Connection?
Published in Animals (Basel) (15-01-2023)“…Tail biting is an economical and behavioral problem in the pork production system worldwide and systematic tail docking has been applied for decades to…”
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The Administration of Inactivated and Stabilized Whole-Cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Gestating Sows Improves Lactation Efficiency and Post-Weaning Antimicrobial Use
Published in Veterinary sciences (18-09-2023)“…Increasingly hyperprolific sows and the need to reduce antibiotics represent challenges in pig farming. The aim of this work was to determine the effects of a…”
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Biosecurity and Hygiene Procedures in Pig Farms: Effects of a Tailor-Made Approach as Monitored by Environmental Samples
Published in Animals (Basel) (01-04-2023)“…In livestock, the importance of hygiene management is gaining importance within the context of biosecurity. The aim of this study was to monitor the…”
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Monitoring Means and Results of Biosecurity in Pig Fattening Farms: Systematic Assessment of Measures in Place and Exploration of Biomarkers of Interest
Published in Animals (Basel) (01-10-2022)“…Limited data are available regarding animal-based biomarkers over time as outcomes of biosecurity in pig farms. The aim of this study was to gain an insight…”
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The Assessment of Facial Expressions in Piglets Undergoing Tail Docking and Castration: Toward the Development of the Piglet Grimace Scale
Published in Frontiers in veterinary science (14-11-2016)“…Many piglets are exposed to potentially painful husbandry procedures within the first week of life, including tail docking and castration, without the…”
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The changing face and associated drivers of research on welfare of the gestating sow
Published in Italian journal of animal science (01-01-2021)“…The housing and management of commercial breeding sows is of crucial importance for their productivity and welfare. The aim of the present study is to evaluate…”
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Managing Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Using Statistical Process Control Charts for Routine Health and Production Monitoring in Pig Farming
Published in Frontiers in veterinary science (17-03-2022)“…Oedema disease (ED) caused by Shiga-toxin-producing in pigs is a serious life-threatening disease, particularly among weaned piglets. When a preventive…”
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Cortisol, DHEA, and Sexual Steroid Concentrations in Fattening Pigs' Hair
Published in Animals (Basel) (12-06-2019)“…The aim of this study was to analyze the feasibility and reliability of using hair as a matrix to determine the dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and sexual…”
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Efficacy of Intra-Operative Topical Wound Anaesthesia to Mitigate Piglet Castration Pain—A Large, Multi-Centred Field Trial
Published in Animals (Basel) (22-09-2021)“…Piglet castration results in acute pain and stress to the animal. There is a critical need for effective on-farm methods of pain mitigation. Local anaesthesia…”
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Semi-Quantitative Risk Assessment of African Swine Fever Virus Introduction in Outdoor Pig Farms
Published in Pathogens (Basel) (12-05-2023)“…In a previous study, a semi-quantitative risk assessment was developed to rank pig holdings in terms of likelihood of introducing African swine fever virus…”
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Analgesia and/or anaesthesia during piglet castration - part I: efficacy of farm protocols in pain management
Published in Italian journal of animal science (01-01-2021)“…Pain alleviation associated with surgical castration of piglets is a debated welfare issue. The present study compares the effect of different protocols…”
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Semi-quantitative risk assessment of African swine fever virus introduction in pig farms
Published in Frontiers in veterinary science (27-01-2023)“…A semi-quantitative risk assessment was developed to classify pig farms in terms of the probability of introduction of African swine fever virus (ASFV)…”
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Antimicrobial use on Italian Pig Farms and its Relationship with Husbandry Practices
Published in Animals (Basel) (01-03-2020)“…The analysis of antimicrobial use (AMU) data in livestock allows for the identification of risk factors for AMU, thereby favoring the application of…”
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Analgesia and/or anaesthesia during piglet castration – part II: practicability of farm protocols, resource efficiency and economic implications
Published in Italian journal of animal science (01-01-2021)“…Pain alleviation associated with castration of piglets is a debated welfare issue. This study compares practical aspects, resource efficiency and economic…”
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Effects of three different designed farrowing crates on neonatal piglets crushing: preliminary study
Published in Italian journal of animal science (03-04-2018)“…In swine production, the economic gain in the farrowing room corresponds to the number of weaned piglets/sow per year. Pre-weaning mortality is at least 11-13%…”
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Chronic arsenic poisoning in pigs associated with groundwater contamination
Published in Veterinary record case reports (01-06-2022)“…Arsenic is a heavy metal ubiquitous in soil, rocks and water. Both acute and chronic toxicity are reported in various species of animal, including humans,…”
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Peeking into the unseen: Occlusion-resistant segmentation for preweaning piglets under crushing events
Published in Computers and electronics in agriculture (01-04-2024)“…•An out-of-distribution problem was simulated in amodal instance segmentation of occluded/crushed piglets.•A self-adaptive bounding box extension scheme was…”
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Benchmarking of pluck lesions at slaughter as a health monitoring tool for pigs slaughtered at 170 kg (heavy pigs)
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Evaluation of pain and stress in three-week old piglets in relation to route of vaccine administration
Published in Livestock science (01-03-2020)“…•The study compared vaccine administration routes and their impact on piglet welfare.•Intradermal vaccination reduces flight reactions at the time of…”
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