Popular MeSH Terms: Swine

Total Results: 79

• Porcine Myology
  Cross sections and lateral views of a pig carcass are pictured and described. Includes muscle descriptions, supplying names of both wholesale cuts and retail cuts of the meat, as well as bone and cartilage descriptions. Published by the National Pork Board Council and University of Nebraska.
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• Pigs
  Collection of resources on the biology, breeding, husbandry, health and welfare of pigs.
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• Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: Land Transport of Pigs
  Full text of Standing Committee of Agriculture and Resource Management (SCARM) Report No. 63 published by the CSIRO. "This Code of Practice is intended as a guide for people who are involved in transporting pigs. It is intended to encourage considerate treatment of the animals so that transport stress and injury are minimised at all stages of the transport operation".
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• Swine nutrition
  This site contains links to a number of articles on swine nutrition published by the Kansas State University Animal Science & Industry Research Extension Service.
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• Swine care practices
  Pig production information published by the University of California Cooperative Extension. Topics covered include care and management, feeding and nutrition, housing, and health.
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• The virtual pig dissection.
  Published by Steve Michaud, this is a virtual dissection of a pig. It is illustrated with line diagrams, each with an accompanying brief discussion of the anatomical section pictured.
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• Farmnotes - Pig health
  Collection of Farmnotes and other resources published by the Western Australian Department of Agriculture. Topics covered include: proliferative enteritis, swine erysipelas, sarcoptic mange, swine dysentery, scours, Glassers disease, atrophic rhinitis, and pneumonia.
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• National Animal Health Monitoring System: Swine Studies
  "NAHMS swine studies provide information on health and health management practices on U.S. swine operations as well as information on animal health concerns identified by producers, industry allies, Federal and State agencies, and researchers". Topics covered include: biosecurity, pork quality assurance, feed management, mating practices, diseases, vaccination and antibiotic use.
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• Aussie-Pork-Net List
  An Australian Pig Industry discussion list.Instructions are available for joining and leaving the list. The list is archived back to 1997.
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• The U.S. Pig Genome Project
  Website supported by the National Animal Genome Research Program (NAGRP). The site consists of a series of links to databases, maps, and other resources.
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• Australian Pork Limited
  APL is the representative body of Australian pork producers. This site is of use to those who wish to keep up to date with the industry in Australia. Industry information includes current prices, import and export statistics and other industry news.
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• Pot bellied pigs
  Collection of articles written by veterinarian and exotic pet enthusiast, Lianne McLeod, and published by about.com. Articles cover feeding, house training pigs, and care of baby pigs. There are also links to other pig sites.
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• Breeds of livestock - Swine
  Published by the Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, this site is an alphabetical listing of pig breeds. Information about each breed featured on the site includes: a brief description of the breed, a short reference list and, in most cases, a photograph. The entries for the more common breeds include longer articles as well as links to further information.
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• Pig genetics
  Published by the Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (NSW). Collection of pig genetics resources including PIGBLUP, a genetic evaluation system.
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• Pigs: Feeds, feeding and nutrition
  Part of the Queensland Department of Primary Industries website. A collection of articles on pig nutrition.
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• Swine research and education
  Published by the College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky. This website publishes a collection of resources on pigs.
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• Environmental Enrichment for Confinement Pigs
  This paper by Temple Grandin was presented at the 1988 Annual Meeting of the Livestock Conservation Institute in Kentucky. It discusses the value of stimulation on the temperament of pigs raised in confinement.
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• Pig Disease Information Centre
  This UK based organisation's website features links to news items, articles, papers and databases in the areas of pig health, diseases annd welfare. The news archive section covers news items from 1999 to the present.
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• OSU Factsheets - Swine
  Collection of factsheets published by the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service at Oklahoma State University. Topic covered include: nutrition, reproduction, management, and meat production.
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• Anesthesia of pot bellied pigs
  This page discusses anaesthetic techniques in pigs and is published on the web by the Veterinary Support Personnel Network (VSPN), an affiliate of the Veterinary Information Network (VIN). Clinical tips are also included.
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• USDA Swine Genome Mapping Project
  Publishes results of a project by US Department of Agriculture Meat Animal Research Center including linkage maps and marker tables. The site also allows the user to search the database for markers by name
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• Western Australian Department of Agriculture - Pigs
  Collection of resources published by the Western Australian Department of Agriculture. Topics covered include: health, nutrition, biosecurity, and management.
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• The Shelter Workers' Guide to Pigs
  A 32 page booklet published by PIGS, a sanctuary, a shelter and rescue centre for pigs. The book provides practical information on the housing, feeding, transportation, and health care of pigs.
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• Ark Database
  "The ARKdb database system provides comprehensive public repositories for genome mapping data from farmed and other animal species. Data stored includes details of loci and markers, references/papers, authors, genetic linkage map assignments, cytogenetic map assignments, experimental techniques, PCR primers and conditions and any other data pertaining to genome mapping." The database can be accessed by locus/marker, by published reference or by map.
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• Porcine Myology
  Cross sections and lateral views of a pig carcass are pictured and described on this site. The site includes muscle descriptions, supplying names of both wholesale cuts and retail cuts of the meat, as well as bone and cartilage descriptions. Published by the University of Nebraska.
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• Nutrient Requirements of Swine: 10th Revised Edition (1998)
  Published in 1998 by the National Academy Press, this is a book produced by the US National Research Council Subcommittee on the Nutrient Requirements of Swine. The full-text of this book is freely available online, and can be browsed by chapter or searched by keyword.
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• Swine Production
  Created by the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, this web site covers swine production in the U.S., swine biology, and swine facilities. It also features a glossary of swine terms, quizzes, slide sets and references.
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• Information Resources on Swine Housing, Care and Welfare
  Resource compiled and edited by Cynthia P. Smith, M.S. and published by the Animal Welfare Information Center U. S. Department of Agriculture in May 2003. A comprehensive listing of training materials, books, proceedings and website resources as well as an extensive bibliography.
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• AUSVETPLAN
  "AUSVETPLAN is a series of technical response plans that describe the proposed Australian approach to an exotic disease incursion". The plans provide details of the nature of the disease and principles of control and eradication.
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• Swine Publications
  Published by the Texas A&M University Animal Science Extension Program Unit, this site offers full text access to a number of short articles. Subject areas covered by the articles include: diseases, reproduction, and carcass quality.
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• Dissecting a porcine heart
  Created by the The Heart Valve Lab at the University of Western Ontario. The site gives practical instructions on dissection together with accompanying images.
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• Cytogenetic map of the pig
  Published by the Laboratoire de Génétique cellulaire The site includes drawings of genes and markers mapped on pig chromosome, along with a list of genes mapped on pig cytogenetic map.
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• NSW Agriculture: Pigs
  This website features several notes in .pdf format on pig production published by Agriculture NSW. Some of the topics include: health and disease, breeds, nutrition, and husbandry.
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• Pig Index
  Collection of articles written by Dr Clive Dalton, an expert in animal production, and Dr Marjorie Orr, a veterinarian. The articles are published on lifestyleblock.co.nz a website for lifestyle farmers in New Zealand. Articles cover most aspects pig health and husbandry for small farmers.
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• PiGMaP: The EC Pig Gene Mapping Project.
  This project is hosted by the Roslin Institute. Featured on the site are: European Laboratory Without Walls - The pig gene mapping project , PiGMaP 1991-1994 Final Report , PiGMaP II 1994-1996 Final Report.
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• NetVet - Pigs
  This information gateway contains links to a variety of pig related sites on the web. The page organises the links according to the following broad subject headings: general, health, genetics, farm, pets/other, and commercial.
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• Measuring pig travel by image analysis
  This paper was written by Nabil Brandl, Research Scientist in Animal Science at The Danish Institute of Animal Science. \\\"The main purpose of this paper was to develop an alternative method in measuring pigs activities without disturbing them. The method had been developed using a computer pc based program, video and image analysis techniques\\\".
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• Physiology of Reproduction
  This research group (at the University of Mucia, Spain) focuses their efforts on the biotechnology of porcine reproduction, particularly in vitro fertilization and semen cryopreservation. The web site includes an image gallery and details of research activities undertaken by the group. Some research articles are available in full text.
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• Biology and Medicine of Swine
  Chapter written by M. M. Swindle et al of the Medical University of South Carolina taken from Laboratory Animal Medicine and Management, edited by J. D. Reuter J.D. and M. A. Suckow, published by International Veterinary Information Service, Ithaca NY 2003. The chapter provides an overview of the use of pigs as laboratory animals and discusses anatomy, husbandry, anaesthesia, diseases and medication
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• Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: Pigs
  Full text of Standing Committee of Agriculture and Resource Management (SCARM) Report No. 66 published by the CSIRO. "This Code of Practice is intended as a guide for all people responsible for the welfare of pigs under both intensive and extensive systems. It recognises that the basic requirement for the welfare of pigs is a husbandry system appropriate to their physiological and behavioural needs".
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• Pigs: Disease Information
  This site, by Merial, provides information about pig diseases. It divides the endoparasites and ectoparasites into their constituent groups, and looks at their biology, damage to the host and control issues.
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• Swine: of pigs and man
  Published by the Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine at Iowa State University. A very comprehensive and practical website covering the anatomy, health, care, maintenance, behaviour and farming of pigs.
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• Virtual pig dissection
  Resource created by Earl W. Fleck, Ph.D. and hosted by Whitman College, Washington. the site consists of images and quizzes and is divided into sections on the digestive, excretory, circulatory, reproductive, respiratory, and nervous systems.
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• Queensland Department of Primary Industries: Pig health
  Collection of articles published by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries on general pig health issues and specific diseases.
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• SARDI - Pigs
  The South Australian Research and Development Institute conducts research and development into the food, fibre, and biosciences industries. This page on pigs includes sections on nutrition, housing, health, welfare, meat hygiene, and quality assurance.
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• SWINE-L Listserv
  SWINE-L is a mailing list intended for swine veterinarians hosted by the University of Minnesota and maintained by the staff of Swine Health and Production, a refereed journal published by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians.
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• Pig Genome Resources
  Website hosted by the National Center for Biotechnology Information provides access to a collection of pig genome resources. Includes an interactive viewer for genome maps, sequences, and genes
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• Pig Health Database
  Part of the Pigsite.com web site, this database provides access to the core material from the book Managing Pig Health and the Treatment of Disease, written by Mike Muirhead and Tom Alexander. The database can be browsed by chapter headings, which include: anatomy, physiology, understanding disease, treating disease, skin conditions, exotic diseases, welfare and health and safety. The database can also be searched by keyword. The database is freely available, however a brief registration is required to access the material.
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• Potbellied Pig FAQ's and Information Page
  Published by Pigs4Ever.com a US based group of pig enthusiasts and owners offering pig rescue and adoption services. The FAQ section of the website provides information on diet, housing, health care, and behaviour.
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• Environmental enrichment for pigs
  Shaw, Tania, 2005
  Animal welfare essay. Environmental enrichment for pigs
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• The effect of behaviour, handling and attitude of stockpeople on the welfare and productivity of pigs in intensively housed systems.
  Bamford, Madeleine, 2003
  Animal welfare essay. The effect of behaviour, handling and attitude of stockpeople on the welfare and productivity of pigs in intensively housed systems.
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• Dominance hierarchy issues associated with group-housing of pigs
  Tolhurst, Michelle, 2004
  Animal welfare essay. Dominance hierarchy issues associated with group-housing of pigs
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• Minimising aggressive behaviour between pigs confined in intensive production systems
  Debney, Sally-Anne, 2005
  Animal welfare essay. Minimising aggressive behaviour between pigs confined in intensive production systems. RSPCA Australia Pig Welfare Science Prize 2005.
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• The effect of housing on sow and piglet welfare
  Arnott, Elizabeth, 2001
  Animal welfare essay. The effect of housing on sow and piglet welfare.
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• Short and long term consequences of age and group size in weaning on social development and interactions in pigs
  Nguyen, Toni, 2005
  Animal welfare essay. Short and long term consequences of age and group size in weaning on social development and interactions in pigs
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• Harmful Social Behaviours in Pigs – Is Environmental Enrichment the Solution?
  Moss, Catherine, 2006
  Animal welfare essay. Harmful Social Behaviours in Pigs – Is Environmental Enrichment the Solution?
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• The effects of indoor vs outdoor housing on pig welfare
  Phillips, Karen, 2005
  Animal welfare essay. The effects of indoor vs outdoor housing on pig welfare
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• Aggression and its Welfare Implications in Newly Weaned Piglets
  Miller, Amanda Jayne, 2007
  Animal Welfare Essay on Aggression and its Welfare Implications in Newly Weaned Piglets
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• Improving Piglet Welfare in Intensive Commercial Systems by Ameliorating the Stress of Weaning
  Baird, Clare, 2007
  Animal Welfare Essay: Improving Piglet Welfare in Intensive Commercial Systems by Ameliorating the Stress of Weaning
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• Welfare-enhancing stockmanship and feeding systems for group-housed gestating sows
  Baker, Lawrence, 2007
  Animal Welfare Essay: Investigates how improvements to group housing practices in piggeries can reduce aggressive behaviour and improve reproductive performance
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• Which comes first: preventing boar taint or improvement in pig welfare through the abolition of castration?
  Fleischer, Stephen, 2007
  Animal Welfare Essay: Looks at ways of reducing boar taint (the odour present in meat of non-castrated pigs) with a view to phasing out the practie of castration.
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• CAB Abstracts via ISI Web of Knowledge (1910
  The place to start for agriculture, food and natural resources, covering local and international material.
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• BIOSIS Previews via Web of Knowledge 1926-
  BIOSIS Previews replaces and contains Biological Abstracts BIOSIS contains 15 million records including citations to journal articles on biology, botany, zoology, microbiology, clinical and experimental medicine, biochemistry, biophysics, instrumentation and methods.
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• ScienceDirect
  ScienceDirect is a Web database for scientific research in the life, physical, medical, technical, and social sciences available through the Internet.
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• Medline via Ovid
  Contains bibliographic references and abstracts to articles in a range of languages on topics such as clinical medical information , biomedicine, including the allied health fields, veterinary biological and physical sciences.
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• Medline via Web of Knowledge 1950-
  Contains citations to articles on topics such as clinical medicine, biomedicine, allied health, veterinary, biological and physical sciences.
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• PubMed
  PubMed provides access to around 9 million records found in the PubMed database of bibliographic information, drawn primarily from MEDLINE and PreMEDLINE. In addition, for participating journals indexed \\\'selectively\\\' for MEDLINE, Pub Med includes all articles from that journal, not just those that are included in Medline.
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• Web of Science via ISI Web of Knowledge
  One of the largest Science databases with good coverage of agriculture, food and natural resources. It also provides citation analysis of authors, journals and subject areas.
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• The Welfare Benefits of Loose-farrowing Systems
  Poyzer, Liisa, 2008
  Examines the loose farrowing system as a way of providing improved welfare in pigs. This system allows more space so pigs can express normal behaviour, while still not compromising production.
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• Animals
  This is the animals page.
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• Advances in Environmental Enrichment for the Welfare of Grower Pigs
  Donald, Angus, 2008
  Looks at ways of improving the welfare of intensively managed pigs by providing environmental enrichment.
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• The Effects of Outdoor Housing and a High Fibre Diet on the Welfare of Intensively Produced Pigs
  Connelly, Claire, 2002
  Discusses the effects of housing conditions and roughage in teh diet for farmed pigs.
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• Environmental enrichment in the commercial pig industry
  Dean, Anna, 2001
  Examines the ways in which different housing systems impact on animal welfare of pigs.
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• The influence of environmental enrichment upon the welfare of intensively housed weaner, grower and finisher pigs.
  Docwra, Belinda, 2001
  Looks at the ways in which environmental enrichment has the potential to significantly improve the welfare of intensively housed weaner, grower and finisher pigs.
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• Individual stalls versus group-housing and the welfare implications for pigs
  Grogan, Laura, 2004
  Identifies current areas of contention in the welfare needs of sows in intensive housing situations.
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• Livestock feed costs & nutritive value
  DPI NSW
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• Environmental Enrichment for Pigs in Intensive Housing Systems
  Hsiung, Angela, 2009
  Examines the effect that intensive housing has on teh welfare of pigs.
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• Reducing the Incidence of Tail-biting in Weaned Pigs
  Smith, Karen, 2009
  Looks at the improvements that can be made to pig housing to help reduce the incidence of tail-biting.
  [22-10-2009]
• Improving Pig Welfare by Decreasing Social Hierarchy Stress
  Anderson, Megan, 2009
  Discusses possible measures to reduce the stress that social heirarchy establishment induces in pigs.
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