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Human–animal Relationship Influences Husbandry Practices, Animal Welfare and Productivity in Pig Farming by F. Pol; F. Kling-Eveillard; F. Champigneulle; E. Fresnay; M. Ducrocq; V. Courboulay is a Agricultural and Biological Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.

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The nature of the relationship between humans and farm animals has multiple repercussions on the animals and the farmers and varies with farmers attitudes towards their animals. In particular, this relationship influences animal welfare and human working conditions. The present study, part of a larger research project investigating human-animal relationship (HAR) in pig farming and ways to improve it, had two objectives: 1) to investigate the HAR in a diversity of pig farming situations and to evaluate the possible correlation between farmer attitudes, pigs' reactions to humans, husbandry practices, animal health, welfare and productivity and 2) to find a way to rapidly assign a farmer to a profile, in order to better adapt course content during training sessions on HAR. The study focused on 52 farrow-to-finish farms and consisted of a semi-structured interview with the farmer, observations of the farmer in contact with his/her livestock, two human approach tests conducted on sows and growers and productivity data. Finally, a questionnaire was left at the farm to be filled out by all stockpersons on the farm. Interviews, analyzed using a thematic analysis followed by multiple corre

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Author

F. Pol; F. Kling-Eveillard; F. Champigneulle; E. Fresnay; M. Ducrocq; V. Courboulay

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)