Prevent tail biting: watching – thinking – acting

{Tool} Prevent tail biting: watching – thinking – acting. [Schwanzbeissen verhindern: beobachten - erkennen - handeln.] Creator(s): Früh, Barbara; Vermeer, Herman and Dippel, Sabine. Issuing Organisation(s): FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, FBN - Farmers Business Network, FLI - Friedrich Löffler Institut, WUR - Wageningen University & Research, INRAE - National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment, CEA-Leti, DTI - Danish Technological Institute. (2017)

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Document available online at: https://www.fibl.org/en/shop-en/1026-tail-biting.html

Summary

This information sheet informs pig farmers on how to recognise the signs of tail biting and how to implement appropriate measures. It provides photos which help to identify tail biting according to the tail position and lesions. The tools is appropriate for all pig farmers, organic or conventional, as well as farm advisors.

Summary translation

Dieses Informationsblatt informiert Schweinehalter darüber, wie sie die Anzeichen von Schwanzbeißen erkennen und wie sie geeignete Maßnahmen ergreifen können. Es enthält Fotos, die helfen, Schwanzbeißen anhand der Schwanzstellung und der Läsionen zu erkennen. Das Hilfsmittel ist für alle Schweinehalter, ob ökologisch oder konventionell, sowie für Betriebsberater geeignet.

EPrint Type:	Practice tool
Teaser:	Prevent tail biting with this simple checklist.
What problem does the tool address?:	Tail biting is a common challenge in pig husbandry.
What solution does the tool offer?:	The checklist points out the typical symptoms associated with the problem of tail biting in pig husbandry and helps in the early detection of the problem.
Country:	Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland
Type of Practice Tool:	Leaflets & guidelines
Keywords:	animal husbandry, animal production, swine, animal health, animal welfare
Agrovoc keywords:	Language Value URI English animal husbandry http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8532 English animal production http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_437 English animal health http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_431 English swine http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7555 English animal welfare http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_443
Subjects:	Animal husbandry > Health and welfare Animal husbandry > Production systems > Pigs
Research affiliation:	European Union > Horizon 2020 > OK-Net EcoFeed European Union > Horizon 2020 > OK-Net EcoFeed > Selected tools Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Animal welfare & housing Germany > Federal Research Institute of Animal Health - FLI France > INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique Netherlands > Wageningen University & Research (WUR) Denmark > Other organizations
Related Links:	https://www.eurcaw.eu/en/eurcaw-pigs.htm, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/38220, https://www.fibl.org/en/shop-en/1026-tail-biting.html, https://www.fibl.org/, https://www.facebook.com/organicfarmknowledge/posts/742281856620954, https://twitter.com/farm_knowledge/status/1295858660435013632
Project ID:	ofk
Deposited By:	Dietemann, Lauren
ID Code:	38220
Deposited On:	03 Aug 2020 08:32
Last Modified:	22 Aug 2022 11:35
Document Language:	English, German/Deutsch, Danish/Dansk, Dutch/Nederlands, French/Francais
Status:	Published

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