Category: Play Behaviour

Play is a promising tool to support quality of life for pigs with benefits for pigs and producers. Pigs with a good quality of life resonates with consumers and supports the sustainability of commercial systems, while maintaining the social license.

Research Team: PhD Student: Karolína Steinerová Supervisor: Dr. Yolande Seddon Project Members: Jennifer Brown – Prairie Swine Centre, Heather Wilson – VIDO, John Harding – WCVM University of Saskatchewan Research Assistant: Yuanyue Wang Funding Agency: Project Timeline: January 2023 –...

Research Team: PhD Student: Karolína Steinerová Supervisor: Dr. Yolande Seddon Project Members: Jennifer Brown – Prairie Swine Centre, Heather Wilson – VIDO (Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization) Funding Agency: Project Timeline: May 2021 – May 2024 Background: Research focusing on...

Research Team: BSc Students: Carmen Cole, Keara Leong Machielse, and Victoria Windrem Supervisor: Dr. Yolande Seddon Project Members: Dr. Jennifer Brown – Prairie Swine Centre Funding Agency: Project Timeline: April 2020 – December 2021 Background: Play behaviour is naturally expressed...