Search Results - "Sneddon, I.A"

The relationship between the stockperson’s personality and attitudes and the productivity of dairy cows by Hanna, D., Sneddon, I. A., Beattie, V. E.

“…This study investigated the relationships amongst personality traits and attitudes of 311 dairy stockpeople and the milk yield they obtained. A questionnaire…”
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Do pigs form preferential associations? by Durrell, J.L., Sneddon, I.A., O’Connell, N.E., Whitehead, H.

“…This investigation examined whether pigs form long-term preferential associations or ‘friendships’ and factors that may influence the formation of these…”
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An investigation of the effect of environmental enrichment and space allowance on the behaviour and production of growing pigs by Beattie, V.E., Walker, N., Sneddon, I.A.

“…Both enrichment of the environment and increasing space allowance result in a reduction in nosing and tail biting behaviour among growing pigs. The aim of this…”
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Influence of individual predisposition, maternal experience and lactation environment on the responses of pigs to weaning at two different ages by O’Connell, N.E., Beattie, V.E., Sneddon, I.A., Breuer, K., Mercer, J.T., Rance, K.A., Sutcliffe, M.E.M., Edwards, S.A.

“…This study assessed the effect of predisposition to perform harmful social behaviour, maternal rearing environment, and lactation environment on the responses…”
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Effect of rearing environment and change of environment on the behaviour of gilts by Beattie, V.E., Walker, N., Sneddon, I.A.

“…The effect of previous experience on the behaviour of gilts was investigated. Twenty gilts were reared, from birth to farrowing, in an enriched environment and…”
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Influence of maternal experience on pig behaviour by Beattie, V.E., Walker, N., Sneddon, I.A.

“…The influence of the experience of dams on the behaviour of their offspring was investigated. Sixteen gilts (young female pigs) were housed from birth to…”
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The effect of breed on the development of adverse social behaviours in pigs by Breuer, K, Sutcliffe, M.E.M, Mercer, J.T, Rance, K.A, Beattie, V.E, Sneddon, I.A, Edwards, S.A

“…Tail-biting and other harmful social behaviours are a common problem on pig farms. The aims of the current experiment were (1) to investigate the genetic…”
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Factors identifying pigs predisposed to tail biting by Beattie, V. E., Breuer, K., O'Connell, N. E., Sneddon, I. A., Mercer, J. T., Rance, K. A., Sutcliffe, M. E. M., Edwards, S. A.

“…Approximately 5% of pigs slaughtered in the UK have been tail-bitten, leading to welfare and production issues. Tail biting is sporadic and not all pigs tail…”
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Pre-mixing as a technique for facilitating subgroup formation and reducing sow aggression in large dynamic groups by Durrell, J.L, Beattie, V.E, Sneddon, I.A, Kilpatrick, D

“…The effects of pre-mixing as a technique for facilitating subgroup formation in large dynamic groups was examined. Pre-mixing involved housing small groups of…”
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Effects of pre-mixing sows prior to their introduction into a large dynamic group : sow behaviour and welfare by Durrell, J.L., Beattie, V.E., Sneddon, I.A.

“…Sow welfare legislation has meant that many dry sows are now housed in large dynamic groups. The large group sizes involved in these systems and the constant…”
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The effect of breed on the expression of adverse social behaviour in pigs by Breuer, K., Sutcliffe, M.E.M., Mercer, J.T., Rance, K.A., Beattie, V.E., Sneddon, I.A, Edwards, S.A.

“…The performance of tail biting and other harmful social behaviours is a common problem on pig farms. Many risk factors relating to tail biting have been…”
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Sow behaviour and welfare in voluntary cubicle pens (small static groups) and split-yard systems (large dynamic groups) by Durrell, J.L., Sneddon, I.A., Beattie, V.E., Kilpatrick, D.J.

“…The welfare of sows kept in two different group housing systems, namely voluntary cubicle pens housing small static groups and a split-yard housing system…”
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The effect of salt deficiency on the behaviour of finishing pigs in a tail chew test by Beattie, V.E., Breuer, K.B., Dunne, L.M., Edwards, S.A., Mercer, J.T., O’Connell, N.E., Rance, K.A., Sneddon, I.A., Sutcliffe, M.E.M.

“…Tail-biting is an adverse behaviour which can lead to injury in the recipient pig, reducing welfare and causing abscesses in the carcass. A survey in abattoirs…”
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Validation and development of a behavioural test to predict the predisposition of growing pigs to perform harmful social behaviour such as tail biting by Breuer, K.B., Beattie, V.E., Dunne, L.M., Slade, E.C., Davies, Z., Mercer, J.T., Rance, K.A., Sneddon, I.A, Sutcliffe, M.E.M., Edwards, S.A.

“…Harmful social behaviour is behaviour that is directed at pen mates which, if persistent, causes injury. It includes tail, ear and flank biting. The aim of…”
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Heritability of clinical tail-biting and its relation to performance traits by Breuer, K., Sutcliffe, M.E.M., Mercer, J.T., Rance, K.A., O'Connell, N.E., Sneddon, I.A, Edwards, S.A.

“…Clinical tail-biters were identified over a 12-month period at a commercial nucleus pig-breeding farm that had a history of tail-biting problems. The breed,…”
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Form perception in stumptail macaques following posterior parietal and lateral frontal lesions by Ockleford, E M, Milner, A D, Dewar, W, Sneddon, I A

“…Monkeys with bilateral posterior parietal and lateral frontal ablations were compared with normal animals on a series of four tests for their ability to relate…”
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