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Effects of floor type and hanging type environmental enrichment on the behavior of growing pigs

바닥형과 현수형 환경 보조물이 육성돈의 행동에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, Doo-Wan (Swine Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Kim, Young-Hwa (Swine Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Min, Ye-Jin (Swine Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Yu, Dong-Jo (Swine Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Jeong, Yong-Dae (Swine Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration)
  • 김두완 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원 양돈과) ;
  • 김영화 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원 양돈과) ;
  • 민예진 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원 양돈과) ;
  • 유동조 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원 양돈과) ;
  • 정용대 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원 양돈과)
  • Received : 2017.09.29
  • Accepted : 2017.11.03
  • Published : 2017.11.30
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Abstract

Animal Welfare is spreading throughout the world, but remains weak in Korean swine farms. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the effect of floor type and hanging type environmental enrichment on the behavior of growing pigs under the traditional feeding environment. A total of 45 crossbred pigs (Yorkshire${\times}$Landrace${\times}$Duroc; average weight, $33.35{\pm}5.5kg$) were assigned into three treatments consisting of control, hanging type(T1) and floor type(T2) with three replicates in semi-slurry pen. The hanging enrichment was suspended at shoulder height of the pigs, and the floor enrichment was fixed in the center of the pens. Growth and cortisol were estimated at the end of the experimental period. Behaviour patterns were analyzed on the first and eighth days after starting the experiment. Growth was not differed among control and treatments. However, cortisol was decreased in T2 compared to control(25.28 vs. 46.75 ng/mL; p<0.05). On the first day, movement and aggression were lower in both treatments than in control(p<0.01). On the eighth day, time and frequency of playing action were increased in T2 compared to T1(p<0.01) and both treatment groups showed more active behaviour than control(p<0.01). These results suggested that the enrichment may meet the natural action requirement of pigs. Therefore, our data can be utilized as basic information for welfare with environmental enrichments in farm animals.

경제동물에 대한 동물복지에 대한 관심은 전세계적으로 고조되고 있는 추세이다. 그러나, 국내 양돈농가는 경제성 등을 이유로 고려하지 않거나 미비한 도입으로 돼지 본연의 행동이 제한되고 있다. 따라서, 본 연구의목적은 일반적인 사육환경에 환경보조물의 제공이 육성돈의 행동특성에 미치는 영향을 구명하고자 실시하였다. 실험동물은 45두의 3원 교잡육성돈(요크셔${\times}$랜드레이스${\times}$두록; 평균체중, $33.35{\pm}5.5kg$)을 준비하였고, 완전임의배치법(randomized complete block design)에 의해 3개 처리구(대조구; 현수형 환경보조물, T1; 바닥형 환경보조물, T2)에 처리구당 3반복, 반복당 5두씩 반슬러리 돈방에 배치하였다. 현수형 환경보조물은 돼지의 어깨 높이에 현수하였고, 바닥형은 돈방의 가운데에 고정시켰다. 시험기간은 14일간 수행하였으며 시험종료일에 스트레스호르몬인 코티졸(cortisol) 농도를 분석하였고 행동특성은 1과 8일차에 촬영하였고 베가스 프로(Vegas Pro) 13.0 프로그램을 활용하여 및 분석하였다. 체중 및 일당증체량은 대조구와 처리구들간 차이가 없었다. 코티졸호르몬은 T2(25.28 ng/mL)에서 대조구(46.75 ng/mL)보다 유의적으로 낮았다(p<0.05). 1일차 행동 유형별 지속시간은 움직임과 공격 항목에서 대조구에 비해 처리구에서 유의적으로 낮았다(p<0.01). 8일차 놀이행동 지속시간에서 처리구2는 925.12초로 T1의 323.91초 보다 유의적으로 높았다(p<0.01). 반면에 처리구들에 비해 대조구는 움직이지 않는 시간이 많았다(p<0.01). 이러한 결과는 환경보조물 제공이 돼지간 공격성을 감소시키고 돼지의 행동을 활동적으로 만들어 돼지 본연의 행동요구를 충족시킬 수 있음을 시사한다. 그러나, 국내에서 환경보조물에 대한 연구는 미흡하므로 본 연구결과는 보조물을 이용한 동물복지에 대한 기초자료로서 활용 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

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