?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Effect+of+rooting+area+and+drinker+in+the+outdoor+run+on+behaviour+and+Ascaris+infection+of+organic+pigs&rft.creator=Vermeer%2C+Herman+M.&rft.creator=Borgsteede%2C+Fred+H.M.&rft.creator=Gaasenbeek%2C+Cor+P.A.&rft.creator=Altena%2C+Henk&rft.subject=+Pigs&rft.subject=+Health+and+welfare&rft.subject=+Air+and+water+emissions&rft.description=Hygiene+is+often+a+problem+on+the+outdoor+runs+of+growing+organic+pigs.+Manure+and+urine+are+mainly+excreted+outside%2C+but+spread+all+over+the+run.+Reduc-ing+the+dirty+surface+may+improve+well+being%2C+reduce+ammonia+emission%2C+improve+hygiene+and+reduce+labour+and+parasite+infections.+The+presence+of+a+rooting+area+and+of+a+drinker+on+the+outdoor+run+were+tested+in+a+2x2+factorial+design.+The+pens+with+the+rooting+areas+had+a+higher+number+of+pigs+on+the+outdoor+run+than+the+pens+without+a+rooting+area+(1.6+vs+1.2+pigs).+This+was+caused+by+more+pigs+in+area+2+and+3.+At+higher+temperatures+there+were+more+pigs+outside%2C+except+in+the+root-ing+area%3A+this+was+popular+at+all+temperatures.%0D%0AA+rooting+area+resulted+in+a+cleaner+outdoor+area%2C+however+in+some+cases+the+root-ing+area+became+a+dunging+area.+An+extra+outdoor+drinker+leads+to+a+cleaner+area+around+the+drinker%2C+but+to+a+dirtier+indoor+area.+No+difference+in+Ascaris+infection+was+found+between+the+four+treatment+combinations.%0D%0A&rft.date=2006-06&rft.type=Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F13722%2F1%2FVermeer_QLIF_4-1-1-3_RIAH_final_report_11-04-06.pdf&rft.identifier=Vermeer%2C+Herman+M.%3B+Borgsteede%2C+Fred+H.M.%3B+Gaasenbeek%2C+Cor+P.A.+and+Altena%2C+Henk+(2006)+Effect+of+rooting+area+and+drinker+in+the+outdoor+run+on+behaviour+and+Ascaris+infection+of+organic+pigs.+QLIF+final+report%2C+4.1.1.3.+*&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F13722%2F