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Further reading

Broom, D.M., 1986. Indicators of poor welfare. British Veterinary Journal, 142, 524-526.

Broom, D.M. & Johnson, K.G., 1993. Stress and Animal Welfare. London, Chapman & Hall.

Duncan, I.J.H., 1996. Animal welfare as defined in terms of feelings. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section A, Animal Science Suppl. 27, 29-35.

EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2004. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) on request from the Commission related to welfare aspects of the castration of piglets.

http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/efsa_locale-1178620753812_1178620775386.htm

EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2006. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) on request from the Commission related to welfare of weaners and rearing pigs: effects of different space allowances and floor types. http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/efsa_locale-1178620753812_1178620774303.htm

EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2006. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) on request from the Commission related to risks associated with tailbiting in pigs and possible means to reduce the need for tail docking considering the different housing and husbandry systems.

http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/efsa_locale-1178620753812_1178672658201.htm

EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2006. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) on request from the Commission related to welfare aspects of different housing and husbandry systems for adult breeding boars, pregnant, farrowing sows and unweaned piglets.

http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/efsa_locale-1178620753812_1178655708740.htm

EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2006. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) on request from the Commission related to animal health and welfare in fattening pigs in relation to housing and husbandry. http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/Scientific_Opinion/ahaw_report_pig_welfare_fattening_en,0.pdf

Fraser, D., 2009. Animal behaviour, animal welfare and the scientific study of affect. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 118,108-117.

Gregory, N. G., 2007. Animal Welfare and Meat Production. 2nd Edition. CAB International, Wallingford.

de Jubecourt, D., Dutertre, C., Badouard, B., 2003. Elevages Label Rouge et nausseur plein air avec engraissement sur litière. Techni Proc. Vol 26 (1), 13-18.

Krystallis, de Barcellos, Kügler, Verbeke , Grunert, K., 2009. Livestock Science. In Press.

Wallenbeck, A., 2009. Pigs for Organic Production - Studies of sow behaviour, piglet-production and GxE interactions for performance. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae. 2009, 37.