Principais indicadores utilizados como medidas de avaliação do bem-estar na criação de suínos - Revisão

Abstract

The objective of this work was to review, within the literature, the existing indicators used to assess the welfare in swine farming, thus substantiating the negative and positive impacts generated within the system. There has been an immense need for applicability of the Animal Welfare Science - BEA in swine farming to obtain the expansion of markets (internal or external), producing quality, ethical products that take maximum care of animal life. Through research in existing literature, we sought to show the main ways and means of measuring the quality of life of pigs (in terms of feeding, physiology, health and productivity) in addition to the conditions provided for in these animals' facilities. Thus, concluding that Brazil's potential is very large in swine production, but it is noted that it still needs to develop more studies