Articles & Publications
In the News
Trade publications:
- Swine welfare research: A hot topic in cold Banff (Canadian Hog Journal, Volume 46, No. 1)
- Swine welfare a hot topic in cold Banff (Centred on Swine Volume 31, No. 2)
- Saskatoon Swine Scientists Strut Their Stuff (Prairie Hog Country)
- Effects of gestation sow grouping practices on aggression and production (Centred on Swine Volume 31, No. 1)
- Investigating novel biomarkers of welfare in swine (Centred on Swine Volume 30, No. 2)
- Evaluating the impact of early life management of piglets on lifetime welfare and performance (Centred on Swine Volume 30, No. 2)
- A new method for improving animal welfare oversight: routine monitoring of pig carcasses (Centred on Swine Volume 30, No. 2)
- Play behaviour and its role to enhance pig welfare and production (Centred on Swine Volume 30, No. 1)
- Can slat-compatible enrichment influence the behaviour and response of pigs to a disease challenge? (Centred on Swine Volume 30, No. 1)
- Effects on long distance transport on early-weaned pigs (Centred on Swine Volume 29, No. 1)
- Forward facing Animal Welfare Research drives innovation (Centred on Swine Volume 28, No. 1)
- Weaner Transport: Journey Duration (Centred on Swine, Volume 27, No. 2)
Peer-Reviewed Articles:
- Well-being in Canadian farming (Rivista di Suinicoltura)
- AI offers potential to eliminate human error and bias from animal welfare assessments (Farmscape.ca)
- Play enhances physiological and psychological robustness of grow-finish pigs and ability to recover from disease (Farmscape.ca)
- Is play behaviour positive? The relationship between play and anticipatory behaviours, vocalization, and ear & tail postures in pigs (Farmscape.ca)
- Artificial Intelligence Offers Opportunity to Improve Animal Welfare (Farmscape.ca)
- Karolina Steinerova about play behaviour in pigs (COST Action Lift – Youtube Channel)
- CTV News Saskatoon: ‘They’re very intelligent animals’: Researchers examine signs of stress in pigs’ hair.’
- Grower-finisher pigs can be stimulated to engage in play (Farmscape.ca)
