Housing and Technology to Address Animal Welfare
Tuesday, March 17, 2015: 1:30 PM-3:45 PM
401 (Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center)
Moderator:
Jennifer A. Brown
2:00 PM
The effect of overgrown claws on behavior and claw lesions of sows in farrowing crates
Julia A. Calderón Díaz, Pig Development Department, Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark;
Ivonne M. J. Stienezen, Pig Development Department, Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark;
Finola C Leonard, University College Dublin;
Laura A Boyle, Pig Development Department, Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark
2:15 PM
The effect of corrective claw trimming on gait analysis of sows
Amanda Tinkle, University of Georgia;
Kylee Jo Duberstein, University of Georgia;
Mark E. Wilson, Zinpro Corporation;
Michael A. Parsley, Zinpro Corporation;
Melanie K. Beckman, Zinpro Corporation;
Michael J. Azain, University of Georgia;
C. Robert Dove, University of Georgia
2:30 PM
Selection of variables for predicting and comparing number of skin lesions
Kaitlin E. Wurtz, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University;
Juan P. Steibel, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University;
Ronald O. Bates, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University;
Catherine W. Ernst, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University;
Janice M. Siegford, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University
2:45 PM
Lameness detection trial in a commercial environment using an embedded microcomputer based force plate system
Brady M. McNeil, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University;
Joseph D. Stock, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University;
Julia A. Calderón Díaz, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University;
Thomas D. Parsons, Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania;
Anna K. Johnson, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University;
Locke A. Karriker, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine;
Suzanne T. Millman, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine;
Steven J. Hoff, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University;
Kenneth J. Stalder, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University
3:15 PM
Effect of feeding system (dry vs liquid) on the behavior of wean to finish pigs
Deepa Menon, Southern Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota;
Devi P. Pangeni, Southern Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota;
JinSoo Kim, Southern Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota;
Ping Ren, Southern Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota;
Xiaojian Yang, Southern Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota;
Samuel Baidoo, Southern Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota