Do Rubber Floor Mats Prevent Lameness in Gestating Sows Housed in Large Groups? A Field Experiment on Three Commercial Farms in France

Lameness and foot disorders are major health and welfare issues in intensive swine production systems. They are exacerbated when sows are housed in large groups on slatted concrete floors during gestation. Our study aimed to assess the effect of rubber mats in the lying area of the gestation pen on...

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Autores principales:	Adeline Huneau-Salaün, Stéphanie Bougeard, Loïc Balaine, Florent Eono, Éric Eveno, Maxime Guillermic, Rodolphe Thomas, Nicolas Rose, Françoise Pol
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	sow lameness soil lining Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f7f731f84f53444abf58f17c00b28e582021-11-25T16:17:32ZDo Rubber Floor Mats Prevent Lameness in Gestating Sows Housed in Large Groups? A Field Experiment on Three Commercial Farms in France10.3390/ani111131602076-2615https://doaj.org/article/f7f731f84f53444abf58f17c00b28e582021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3160https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615Lameness and foot disorders are major health and welfare issues in intensive swine production systems. They are exacerbated when sows are housed in large groups on slatted concrete floors during gestation. Our study aimed to assess the effect of rubber mats in the lying area of the gestation pen on lameness and leg health in gestating sows housed in large pens in commercial conditions. The study was conducted on three commercial farms over two successive gestations. A total of 582 Large White × Landrace sows, housed in 10 static groups, were enrolled: 5 groups in pens with rubber mats and 5 groups on slatted concrete floors. Lameness, bursitis, leg injuries, claw growth defects and claw lesions were measured at the beginning, middle and end of each gestation period. The rubber mats decreased the risk of suffering from bursitis, but had no effect on the risk of lameness, leg injuries, claw growth defects or claw lesions. Sows housed on rubber mats were heavily soiled compared with those on slatted concrete floors because the mats were not perforated for slurry evacuation. Locomotion disorders and foot lesions remained prevalent despite the rubber mats in the lying area of the gestation pens, but adding rubber mats in service rooms and farrowing crates may produce better results.Adeline Huneau-SalaünStéphanie BougeardLoïc BalaineFlorent EonoÉric EvenoMaxime GuillermicRodolphe ThomasNicolas RoseFrançoise PolMDPI AGarticlesowlamenesssoil liningVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ZoologyQL1-991ENAnimals, Vol 11, Iss 3160, p 3160 (2021)
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topic	sow lameness soil lining Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991
spellingShingle	sow lameness soil lining Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991 Adeline Huneau-Salaün Stéphanie Bougeard Loïc Balaine Florent Eono Éric Eveno Maxime Guillermic Rodolphe Thomas Nicolas Rose Françoise Pol Do Rubber Floor Mats Prevent Lameness in Gestating Sows Housed in Large Groups? A Field Experiment on Three Commercial Farms in France
description	Lameness and foot disorders are major health and welfare issues in intensive swine production systems. They are exacerbated when sows are housed in large groups on slatted concrete floors during gestation. Our study aimed to assess the effect of rubber mats in the lying area of the gestation pen on lameness and leg health in gestating sows housed in large pens in commercial conditions. The study was conducted on three commercial farms over two successive gestations. A total of 582 Large White × Landrace sows, housed in 10 static groups, were enrolled: 5 groups in pens with rubber mats and 5 groups on slatted concrete floors. Lameness, bursitis, leg injuries, claw growth defects and claw lesions were measured at the beginning, middle and end of each gestation period. The rubber mats decreased the risk of suffering from bursitis, but had no effect on the risk of lameness, leg injuries, claw growth defects or claw lesions. Sows housed on rubber mats were heavily soiled compared with those on slatted concrete floors because the mats were not perforated for slurry evacuation. Locomotion disorders and foot lesions remained prevalent despite the rubber mats in the lying area of the gestation pens, but adding rubber mats in service rooms and farrowing crates may produce better results.
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author	Adeline Huneau-Salaün Stéphanie Bougeard Loïc Balaine Florent Eono Éric Eveno Maxime Guillermic Rodolphe Thomas Nicolas Rose Françoise Pol
author_facet	Adeline Huneau-Salaün Stéphanie Bougeard Loïc Balaine Florent Eono Éric Eveno Maxime Guillermic Rodolphe Thomas Nicolas Rose Françoise Pol
author_sort	Adeline Huneau-Salaün
title	Do Rubber Floor Mats Prevent Lameness in Gestating Sows Housed in Large Groups? A Field Experiment on Three Commercial Farms in France
title_short	Do Rubber Floor Mats Prevent Lameness in Gestating Sows Housed in Large Groups? A Field Experiment on Three Commercial Farms in France
title_full	Do Rubber Floor Mats Prevent Lameness in Gestating Sows Housed in Large Groups? A Field Experiment on Three Commercial Farms in France
title_fullStr	Do Rubber Floor Mats Prevent Lameness in Gestating Sows Housed in Large Groups? A Field Experiment on Three Commercial Farms in France
title_full_unstemmed	Do Rubber Floor Mats Prevent Lameness in Gestating Sows Housed in Large Groups? A Field Experiment on Three Commercial Farms in France
title_sort	do rubber floor mats prevent lameness in gestating sows housed in large groups? a field experiment on three commercial farms in france
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/f7f731f84f53444abf58f17c00b28e58
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Do Rubber Floor Mats Prevent Lameness in Gestating Sows Housed in Large Groups? A Field Experiment on Three Commercial Farms in France

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