Tail biting and tail docking: Biology, welfare, economics

Tail biting is one of the main behaviour problems in pig production, causing reduced welfare and considerable economic losses when outbreaks occur. Even though substantial scientific and practical efforts have been made to solve the problem, the problem still persists. Research in northern Europe leads to a better understanding of the problem. By Anna Valros, Linda Keeling, Adroaldo Zanella, Karen Thodberg and Jarkko Niemi Most countries have decided to continue tail docking as a means to de