• Management routines influencing piglet survival in loose-housed sow herds 

      Rosvold, Ellen Marie; Kielland, Camilla; Ocepek, Marko; Framstad, Tore; Fredriksen, Bente; Andersen-Ranberg, Ina; Næss, Geir; Andersen, Inger Lise (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Piglet mortality is still a significant welfare and ethical matter in pig production, as well as an economical challenge for the farmer. Most of the mortality occurs early after farrowing, and previous studies have shown ...
    • Nest-building behaviour and activity budgets of sows provided with different materials 

      Rosvold, Ellen Marie; Newberry, Ruth C.; Framstad, Tore; Andersen, Inger Lise (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Domestic sows are still highly motivated to build a nest before farrowing. Many pig houses have slurry systems that do not allow use of long straw or other bulky materials that could block the drains, which provides an ...