Impact of the amount of straw  provided to pigs kept in intensive production conditions on the occurrence and severity of gastric ulceration at slaughter

Mette S. Herskin; Henrik Elvang Jensen; Anna Jespersen; Björn Forkman; Margit Bak Jensen; Nuria Canibe; Lene Juul Pedersen

doi:10.1016/j.rvsc.2015.12.017

Impact of the amount of straw provided to pigs kept in intensive production conditions on the occurrence and severity of gastric ulceration at slaughter

Mette S. Herskin, Henrik Elvang Jensen, Anna Jespersen, Björn Forkman, Margit Bak Jensen, Nuria Canibe, Lene Juul Pedersen

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This study examined effects of the amount of straw offered on occurrence and severity of gastric lesions in pigs kept in pens (18 pigs, 0.7 m²/pig) with partly slatted flooring and 10, 500 or 1000 g straw/pig/day from 30 kg live weight. The pigs had ad libitum access to dry feed. Forty-five pigs were used, three from each of 15 pens. After euthanization, the dimension of the non-glandular region of the stomach was measured. Lesions were characterized and scored. Irrespective of straw provided, 67% of the pigs showed signs of gastric pathology. Pigs provided with 500 or 1000 g straw were pooled as 'permanent access'. The proportion of pigs with ulcerations was reduced by permanent access to straw (7 vs. 33%; P < 0.05), suggesting that permanent access to straw may improve animal health, and be considered as one possible strategy to limit gastric ulceration in pigs.

Original language	English
Journal	Research in Veterinary Science
Volume	104
Pages (from-to)	200-206
Number of pages	7
ISSN	0034-5288
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2015.12.017
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2016

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Impact of the amount of straw provided to pigs kept in intensive production conditions on the occurrence and severity of gastric ulceration at slaughter. / Herskin, Mette S.; Jensen, Henrik Elvang; Jespersen, Anna et al.

In: Research in Veterinary Science, Vol. 104, 01.02.2016, p. 200-206.

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