GroupHouseNet

GroupHouseNet (COST Action CA15134) provides the European livestock industry with information to reduce the need to tail dock pigs and beak trim poultry

[Jarkko Niemi @Jarkko_Niemi]

Tail biting in pigs is a multi-factorial issue. Tackling it may require different measures to be considered. Our new @GroupHouseNet1 paper shows that the economic viability of intervention measures is case-dependent.
https://t.co/hq65LdSYQU

[Jarkko Niemi @Jarkko_Niemi]

Ensuring appropriate ventilation, providing the pigs with enrichments and enhancing herd health can be financially effective ways to mitigate the risk of tail biting in pigs. @GroupHouseNet1 @AnnaStygar https://t.co/hq65LdSYQU

[Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut @Loeffler_News]

Freedom for sows during farrowing and lactation is the future. How to get there was the topic of the FFL21 workshop organised by @FLI, @SRUC, Vetmeduni Vienna and SEGES. The presentations from over 20 countries around the world can be found at https://t.co/noMbt4avBg

[Sébastien Goumon @SG_PighD]

https://t.co/KJmQY4fs1h Videos of the talks given at the last workshop on freedom in farrowing and lactation for sows are available 🐷

[WAFL2024 @wafl2024]

More curled up tails in enriched environments, more tucked under tails in barren environments🐷 Enriched environments = more positive emotional states? #PigWelfare #PigEmotion #WAFL2021

[ISAE @appliedethology]

Love animal welfare & neuroscience? Attend the upcoming 3-day workshop: 12th Jun 2021 - 14th Jun 2021

https://t.co/5QMmTizPaY

[GroupHouseNet @GroupHouseNet1]

A really great opportunity to work on an under-researched topic that has huge animal welfare and industry consequences

[Jean-Loup @JeanLoupRault]

Let's see what our data hold but snout down to business & tail jiggling frantically, those pigs are having a good time! #VetmeduniVienna #PositiveWelfare #AnimalWelfareScience

[JenyunChou @thepigobserver]

Good to see tail docking in main stream media coverage with some positive notes, although some details can be elaborated e.g. hanging chain as enrichment; effect of straw on growth. The curse of tail-docking: the painful truth about Italy's pigs

https://t.co/0jZyg9x8sS

[Laura Boyle 🇮🇪 @LABoyle2]

Interesting observations from a poultry vet on the ‘story’ that a hen’s 🐓 plumage can tell you about their welfare. Also on how well the Dutch industry has adapted to intact beaks 👏👏👏👏 @GroupHouseNet1 final meeting , Paris #featherpecking #animalwelfare #damagingbehaviour

[Shane McAuliffe 🐷✈️ @ShaneMcAuliffe1]

The link between pig health and behaviour, Rebeca García Pinillos tells delegates to take a look at the work of @GroupHouseNet1 @OneWelfare @OneWelfareWorld #PWS2019 #PigWelfareSymposium

[Dale Sandercock @dasandercock]

New article from Torun Wallgren @_SLU sharing Swedish experiences and practical solutions on how to rear non-docked pigs #animalwelfare #pigwelfare #FareWellDock https://t.co/wVoTn4fqpJ

[Stephanie Buijs @buijs_stephanie]

Our review on the effects of enrichment on tail biting is now available.
#mdpianimals A Review of the Effects of Non-Straw Enrichment on Tail Biting in Pigs https://t.co/yjuORmWYGu @MDPIOpenAccess

[JenyunChou @thepigobserver]

aspects of your PhD are causing significant stress and impacting on your mental wellbeing. We would really appreciate it if you could spare a few minutes to complete this short survey on significant stresses in your current PhD using this link
https://t.co/ebCWj12oDg Thank you!🙂

[JenyunChou @thepigobserver]

Attention current PhDs in animal science! @BSAS_org Early Career Council is planning a PhD Students Mental Health Awareness Day in November. In order to make this as beneficial as possible the ECC would really like to hear from current PhD students in animal science about what

[JenyunChou @thepigobserver]

Looking forward to the full article from @dasandercock on the long term consequences of tail amputation in pigs @FrontVetScience https://t.co/uVxZjQkFN7

[Lenny van Erp @LennyvanErp]

Using sensor technology to identify feather pecking birds: RFID and accelerometers are promising @VET_UniUtrecht @GroupHouseNet1 @basrodenburg #ecplf2019

[Laura Boyle 🇮🇪 @LABoyle2]

@TeagascPig poster on longitudinal study of #damagingbehaviour on a commercial #pigfarm @GroupHouseNet1 session on #tailbiting and #featherpecking @EAAPofficial animal behaviour working group #eaap2019

[Laura Boyle 🇮🇪 @LABoyle2]

Almost no #featherpecking performed by dual purpose (LD) birds in conventional systems compared to conventional layers (LB). Dual purpose birds for a more #sustainable production system? No more killing of day old male chicks 🐣 a major benefit 😊 @GroupHouseNet1 #EAAP2019

[Laura Boyle 🇮🇪 @LABoyle2]

Impressive work by @JenyunC with help of @KeelinODriscoll @dasandercock and others showing a gain in profit margin of supplying long tailed pigs with good environmental enrichment in fully slatted systems #whowouldhavethought 😬 #onewelfare @Eaap2019Ghent @GroupHouseNet1