Agricultural Engineering Research, Volume 07 (2001)

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Animal Health in Outside Climate Housing with Kennels for Fattening Pigs
(2001) Hornauer, Norbert; Haidn, Bernhard; Schön, Hans
For the assessment of the health status of fattening pigs in two outside climate stalls with resting kennels and a conventional warm house, their nasal flora was tested for four pathogens. Pasteurella haemolytica and Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae could not be found. It was possible to isolate Pasteurella multocida and Bordetella bronchiseptica from ani- mals in every stall compartment. The percentage of germ carriers deve- loped non-uniformly in the systems and mostly without significant diffe- rences. A clear connection between detectable pathogens and lung dia- gnoses in the slaughterhouse could not be established. Damage to the integument (bursae auxiliares at the limbs) did not show any clear diffe- rences between the housing systems. With regard to the locomotor system, all three systems are characterized by few lame animals and prove flawless housing.
Outdoor Climate Kennel Housing
Functional Areas and Their Frequentation by Fattening Pigs
(2001) Hornauer, Norbert; Haidn, Bernhard; Schön, Hans
Animal behaviour was analyzed under practical conditions in an out- door-climate kennel house with a partially slatted floor, an outdoor cli- mate stall with a littered dung area, and a conventional warm stall. No fundamental differences were found. However, influences of the outdoor- and stall climate, the animal weight, and the functional areas were shown. Good ventilation of the kennel in the summer is decisive for suc- cess. In comparison with the conventional warm stall, the percentage of the different modes of behaviour is similar.

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