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Research Progress on Effects of Stress on Production Performance, Behaviour and Blood Physiological-biochemical Indexes in Pigs

YANG Pei-ge, GU Xian-hong   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
  • Received:2012-08-10 Online:2013-01-20 Published:2013-01-14

Abstract: Significant changes of production performance,behaviour and blood physiological-biochemical indexes were found under stress conditions, and stress could damage animals.Thus,it was suggested that every efforts should be made to prevent stress,especially severe stress in livestock production,so as not to affect the orderly production,damage animals welfare and reduce economic benefits.The influence of weaning,cold,heat,transportation and slaughter stress on production performance,behaviour and blood physiological-biochemical indexes in pigs were mainly reviewed in this paper.

Key words: pigs; stress; production performance; behavior; physiological-biochemical indexes

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