The study of lesions as animal-based criteria on pigs is of increasing interest at both research and industry level. Lesions are important outcome measures, able to detect when animal welfare is suboptimal. The presence of lesions is also correlated to a lower quality, and thus to a loss of profits, in the derived products. This manuscript is composed by two studies investigating the use of lesions as suitable indicators of welfare level and meat quality at both farm and slaughter level. The first study, performed in Italy, studied the effect of different environmental enrichment devices provided to Italian heavy pigs (intended for the production of Parma Ham PDO) on the occurrence of skin, tail and anatomopathological (e.g. oesophageal...
L’uso di antimicrobici nel suino rappresenta un rischio sanitario per la diffusione dell’antibiotic...
The surveillance of infectious diseases represents a crucial aspect for the management of the herd ...
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of gender, stocking density in the transport vehic...
Questo elaborato contiene studi riguardanti il benessere del suino pesante italiano ed in particolar...
Animal welfare is the state of the animal in its attempts to cope with its environment, and it can b...
The major current challenges for animal production are animal welfare and food safety (Rostagno, 200...
Animal welfare is the state of the animal in its attempts to cope with its environment, and it can b...
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between clinical symptoms recorded during the ...
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between clinical symptoms recorded during the ...
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between clinical symptoms recorded during the ...
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between clinical symptoms recorded during the ...
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between clinical symptoms recorded during the ...
La carne e i prodotti a base di carne sono le principali fonti di diete umane. La salute degli anima...
Veterinarians belonging to the Health Authorities are responsible for the safety of food of animal o...
Tail biting in pigs has been identified as a behavioural problem for decades. It has serious consequ...
L’uso di antimicrobici nel suino rappresenta un rischio sanitario per la diffusione dell’antibiotic...
The surveillance of infectious diseases represents a crucial aspect for the management of the herd ...
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of gender, stocking density in the transport vehic...
Questo elaborato contiene studi riguardanti il benessere del suino pesante italiano ed in particolar...
Animal welfare is the state of the animal in its attempts to cope with its environment, and it can b...
The major current challenges for animal production are animal welfare and food safety (Rostagno, 200...
Animal welfare is the state of the animal in its attempts to cope with its environment, and it can b...
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between clinical symptoms recorded during the ...
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between clinical symptoms recorded during the ...
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between clinical symptoms recorded during the ...
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between clinical symptoms recorded during the ...
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between clinical symptoms recorded during the ...
La carne e i prodotti a base di carne sono le principali fonti di diete umane. La salute degli anima...
Veterinarians belonging to the Health Authorities are responsible for the safety of food of animal o...
Tail biting in pigs has been identified as a behavioural problem for decades. It has serious consequ...
L’uso di antimicrobici nel suino rappresenta un rischio sanitario per la diffusione dell’antibiotic...
The surveillance of infectious diseases represents a crucial aspect for the management of the herd ...
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of gender, stocking density in the transport vehic...