Movement change detected by optical flow precedes, but does not predict, tail-biting in pigs
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DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2020.104136
Abstract: Abstract Videos of pigs were analysed using an optical flow algorithm to measure group movement in the four days leading up to and including an outbreak of tail-biting. 8 pens in which tail-biting occurred (Outbreak)… read more here.
Keywords: biting; tail biting; movement; optical flow ... See more keywords
Review: Early life predisposing factors for biting in pigs
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DOI: 10.1017/s1751731119001940
Abstract: The pig industry faces many animal welfare issues. Among these, biting behaviour has a high incidence. It is indicative of an existing problem in biters and is a source of physical damage and psychological stress… read more here.
Keywords: predisposing factors; early life; life; aggressive biting ... See more keywords
An inventory of human night-biting mosquitoes and their bionomics in Sumba, Indonesia
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010316
Abstract: Mosquitoes are important vectors that transmit pathogens to human and other vertebrates. Each mosquito species has specific ecological requirements and bionomic traits that impact human exposure to mosquito bites, and hence disease transmission and vector… read more here.
Keywords: biting rates; biting mosquitoes; night biting; biting ... See more keywords