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ISSN : 1225-2964(Print)
ISSN : 2287-3317(Online)
Annals of Animal Resource Sciences Vol.29 No.1 pp.25-32
DOI : https://doi.org/10.12718/AARS.2018.29.1.25

Behaviors and Body Weight of Weaned Piglets in Different Social Experiences During Suckling Period

Hyun-Su Hwang1, Jae-Kang Lee1, Tae-Kyung Eom1, Joon-Ki Hong2, Taejeong Choi2 and Shin-Jae Rhim1*
1School of Bioresource and Bioscience, Chung-Ang University, Ansung 17546, Korea
2Swine Science Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration, Cheonan 31000, Korea
*Corresponding author: Shin-Jae Rhim, School of Bioresource and Bioscience, Chung-Ang University, Ansung 17546,Korea, Tel: +82-31-670-4842

Abstract

This study was conducted to clarify behavior and body weight of weaned piglets between different social experiences during suckling period. Control (no social experience) and treatment (social experience) groups of weaned piglets were housed and observed with the aid of video technology for 8 consecutive hours in early (days 1 and 2) and late (days 22 and 23) periods after mixing. Inactive, locomotion and exploration were significantly different between control and treatment groups in early mixed period. Feeding differed between groups in late mixed period. In social behaviors, agonistic and interaction with adjacent pen were significantly higher in treatment group than in control group during early mixed period. However, social behaviors dramatically decreased in late mixed period. There was negative correlation between average daily gain of body weight and agonistic behavior. In social experienced weaned piglet groups, there were less agonistic behavior and more daily gain of body weight in this study. Social experience during suckling period would be useful for stable group management in swine industry.

포유단계에서 사회화 경험에 따른 이유자돈의 행동과 체중

황현수1, 이재강1, 엄태경1, 홍준기2, 최태정2, 임신재1*
중앙대학교 생명자원공학부1, 국립축산과학원 양돈과2

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