Browsing by Author "Edwards SA"
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Abattoir-based study investigating the association between gross pathological lesions and serological tests for Salmonella infection in pigs.
Smith RP; Sanchez-Vazquez MJ; Cook AJC; Edwards SA (2011)Abattoir data collected from three British pig health monitoring schemes were combined to investigate the associations between Salmonella infection and the presence of gross lesions detected in slaughtered pigs. Each set ... -
Achieving optimum performance in a loose-housed farrowing system for sows: the effects of space and temperature
Baxter EM; Adeleye OO; Jack MC; Farish M; Ison SH; Edwards SA (2015)Piglet survival relies on interactive influences of the sow, her piglets and their environment. There are anumber of design challenges in a loose-housed farrowing and lactation system to optimise this dynamic,including ... -
Alternative farrowing accommodation: welfare and economic aspects of existing farrowing and lactation systems for pigs
Baxter EM; Lawrence AB; Edwards SA (2012)There is growing societal pressure, expressed through government legislation and consumers’ purchasing choices, to abolish livestock systems considered detrimental to farm animal welfare. Such systems include farrowing ... -
Alternative farrowing systems: design criteria for farrowing systems based on the biological needs of sows and piglets
Baxter EM; Lawrence AB; Edwards SA (2010) -
An analyses of the causes of piglet mortality in an outdoor breeding herd.
Edwards SA; Smith WJ; Fordyce C; MacMenemy F (1994) -
An analysis of quality assurance and zoonoses action plan data from pig herds in the United Kingdom
Smith RP; Sanchez-Vazquez M; Cook AJC; Clough HE; Edwards SA (2010)The Zoonoses Action Plan required that meat juice (MJ) samples from slaughtered pigs were monitored for antibodies against salmonella in amix-ELISA. These results were linked to data, routinely collected by quality assurance ... -
Animal welfare and economic optimisation of farrowing systems
Vosough Ahmadi B; Stott AW; Baxter EM; Lawrence AB; Edwards SA (2011) -
Appearance of immunoglobulin G in the plasma of piglets following intake of colostrum, with or without a delay in sucking
Bland IM; Rooke JA; Bland VC; Sinclair AG; Edwards SA (2003) -
Application of a handheld Pressure Application Measurement device for the characterisation of mechanical nociceptive thresholds in intact pig tails
Di Giminiani P; Sandercock DA; Malcolm EM; Leach MC; Herskin MS; Edwards SA (2016)The assessment of nociceptive thresholds is employed in animals and humans to evaluate changes in sensitivity potentially arising from tissue damage. Its application on the intact pig tail might represent a suitable method ... -
Appropriateness of nutrient budgets for environmental risk assessment: a case study of outdoor pig production.
Watson CA; Atkins T; Bento S; Edwards AC; Edwards SA (2003) -
Assessment of immediate and long-term changes in pain sensitivity following tail-docking in pigs
Di Giminiani P; Sandercock DA; Malcolm EL; Leach MC; Edwards SA (18/09/2014)Tail docking in pigs as a preventive measure for tail biting is a common husbandry practice that has been associated with immediate behavioural changes indicative of pain (Sutherland & Tucker, 2011) . It is not known whether ... -
Assessment of sub-grouping behaviour in pigs housed at different group sizes
Turner SP; Horgan GW; Edwards SA (2003) -
Assessment of tail sensitivity to mechanical stimulation before and shortly after tail resection in juvenile pigs
Di Giminiani P; Malcolm EL; Leach MC; Herskin MS; Sandercock DA; Edwards SA (ISAE, 11/11/2015)Tail biting is a behavioural abnormality in pigs leading to possible tail injury and amputation. It induces the development of traumatic neuromas in the stump and is related to behavioural changes indicative of pain. ... -
Behaviour and shelter use by outdoor sows
Buckner LJ; Edwards SA; Bruce JM (1997) -
Behaviour of 3-week weaned pigs in Straw-Flow, deep straw and flatdeck housing systems
Kelly HRC; Bruce JM; English PR; Fowler VR; Edwards SA (2000) -
Behaviour, social interactions and lesion scores of group-housed sows in relation to floor space allowance
Weng RC; Edwards SA; English PR (1997) -
Beneficial effects of a high fibre diet on oocyte maturity and embryo survival in gilts
Ferguson EM; Slevin J; Hunter MG; Edwards SA; Ashworth CJ (2007) -
Can peripheral nerve damage caused by tail docking lead to tail pain later in the life of pigs?
Herskin MS; Di Giminiani P; Sandercock DA; Prunier A; Tallet C; Leach M; Edwards SA (Wageningen Academic Publishers, 07/2014) -
Characterization of short- and long-term mechanical sensitisation following surgical tail amputation in pigs
Di Giminiani P; Edwards SA; Malcolm EM; Leach MC; Herskin MS; Sandercock DA (2017)Commercial pigs are frequently exposed to tail mutilations in the form of preventive husbandry procedures (tail docking) or as a result of abnormal behaviour (tail biting). Although tissue and nerve injuries are well-described ... -
Consequences for body composition at farrowing and nutrient partitioning during lactation of a choice-feeding regime during rearing and pregnancy in gilts of different genotypes
Jones GM; Rooke JA; Sinclair AG; Jagger S; Hoste S; Edwards SA (2006)