Erratum: Identifying areas of animal welfare concern in different production stages in Danish pig herds using the Danish Animal Welfare Index (DAWIN) - CORRIGENDUM.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1017/awf.2023.

Identifying areas of animal welfare concern in different production stages in Danish pig herds using the Danish Animal Welfare Index (DAWIN).

Animal welfare is of increasing public interest, and the pig industry in particular is subject to much attention. The aim of this study was to identify and compare areas of animal welfare concern for commercial pigs in four different production stages: (1) gestating sows and gilts; (2) lactating sows; (3) piglets; and (4) weaner-to-finisher pigs. One welfare assessment protocol was developed for each stage, comprising of between 20 and 29 animal welfare measures including resource-, management- and animal-based ones.

Expert-based development of a generic HACCP-based risk management system to prevent critical negative energy balance in dairy herds.

The objective of this study was to develop a generic risk management system based on the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles for the prevention of critical negative energy balance (NEB) in dairy herds using an expert panel approach. In addition, we discuss the advantages and limitations of the system in terms of implementation in the individual dairy herd. For the expert panel, we invited 30 researchers and advisors with expertise in the field of dairy cow feeding and/or health management from eight European regions.

Effects of three husbandry systems on health, welfare and productivity of organic pigs.

Organic pig husbandry systems in Europe are diverse - ranging from indoor systems with concrete outside run (IN) to outdoor systems all year round (OUT) and combinations of both on one farm (POUT). As this diversity has rarely been taken into account in research projects on organic pig production, the aim of this study was to assess and compare pig health, welfare and productivity in these three systems. Animal health and welfare were assessed using direct observation and records of 22 animal-based measures, comprising 17 health-, 3 productivity- and 2 behavioural measures.

Short communication: Are group size and pasteurization of whole milk associated with diarrhea and growth of pre-weaned organic dairy calves?

The objective of our study was to assess effects of pasteurization of milk and group size on the prevalence of diarrhea and daily growth in organic pre-weaned calves. Our study was conducted in six organic dairy herds where 353 pre-weaned calves were randomly placed in groups of two or four calves from one week of age. Three herds used pasteurized milk in a first five-month period and un-pasteurized milk in a second five-month period and three herds used unpasteurized in the first and pasteurized in the second period.