Effect of toys on behaviour and body weight of weaned pigs after mixing

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of a toy on behaviour and body weight weaned pigs after mixing. Two groups (192 in total, control: without toy; treatment: with placed floor) housed pens (1.8 m × 1.4 m, 4 pigs/pen) were observed aid video technology for nine consecutive hours early (days 1 2) late 38 39) period Bodyweight at end (Mann-Whitney U-test, Z = -2.46, P 0.01) average daily gain (Z -2.75, < 10% higher treatment group than control group. The presence pen influenced pig behaviours. In enriched toys, there an increase feeding decrease agonistic belly nosing Toy supply reduced negative social behaviours thereby improved bodyweight pigs. results this suggest that toys used as environmental enrichment are useful enhancing welfare effective farmers.