Table 1 Summary of stressful stimuli that produce a decreased in pig performance
From: Causes, consequences and biomarkers of stress in swine: an update
Parameter affected | Stressful stimuli | Decrease, % | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
ADFI | Heat stress | 32.3 | White et al. [17] |
47.0 | Pearce et al. [19] | ||
Dirty environment | 8.0 | Lee et al. [55] | |
ADG | Heat stress | 39.3 | White et al. [17] |
Crowding | 15.7 | Hyung et al. [54] | |
Mixing | 7.1 | Hyung et al. [54] | |
Decreasing space availability | 15.0 | Hyung et al. [54] | |
Dirty environment | 10.0 | Lee et al. [55] | |
BW | Heat stress | 9.8 | White et al. [17] |
Shipping (4Â h) | 2.9 | Hicks et al. [56] | |
G:F | Heat stress | 16.3 | White et al. [17] |
Decreasing space availability | 10.0 | Hyung et al. [54] |