Animal welfare in the boar
Ebertypisches behavior can not be influenced
Scientists from the Dutch research center Sterksel has been unable to prevent the species- and gender-typical behavior of boars. So both green light and a light program had no effect on the Aufspringhäufigkeit the boar. However, to reduce the otherwise more aggressive behavior of the boar minimally successful. The group size 12 24 take animal per bay with 1m² space had not been successful. Likewise, structural changes in the Bay division. (1)In fact, there are still significant animal welfare problems by the normal Eberverhalten: ranking fights, ride up included pelvic and bone fractures, bruises, bite and kick injuries, requiring occasional euthanasia of affected individual animals. In particular, contact with the mast end propagated on aggression after removing battles heavier pigs through the formation of the ranking.
Farmers also complain about an enormous restlessness in the flock, and a high noise level in the barn. Castrati have the tendency to eat, and to rest afterwards - and not make noise continuously or not continuously as pubescent youths would have the "nose bloodily"
The so-called penis biting the boar ride for satisfying the natural sexual appetite at bay comrades and excavate the penis out. This in turn encourages other animals to bite into this red penis. Stark bleeding injuries are the result. At Bavarian and Belgian slaughterhouses corresponding penis injuries were documented. Show Previously unpublished preliminary results of a sample survey of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich that 10 percent of boars have severe penile injuries slaughterhouse. Half of the animals of the penis is medium to geringgradig injured.
(1) CMC van der Peet Schwering. LMP Troquet, HM Vermeer, GP Binnendijk Effect van light, groepsgrootte en schuilwand op gedrag van beren. Rapport 663; February 2013; ISSN 1570 -8616
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Source: Wageningen [aho]
