TY - T1 - Behavior changes associated with lameness in sows SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/310834 T3 - A1 - Ala-Kurikka, Eve; Heinonen, Mari; Mustonen, Katja; Peltoniemi, Olli; Raekallio, Marja; Vainio, Outi; Valros, Anna A2 - PB - Y1 - 2017 LA - eng AB - Lameness is a common health and welfare problem in sows. Little has been published about behavioral changes in lame sows. Ketoprofen is an effective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to treat non-infectious locomotor disorders in pigs. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of lameness and lameness-related pain on the behavior of sows. To evaluate this effect, we studied whether pain alleviation with ketoprofen and clinical relief of lameness were associated with changes in be... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - sow; Lameness; Behaviour; Ketoprofen; COMMERCIAL FARMS; LACTATING SOWS; PREGNANT SOWS; CLAW LESIONS; PIGS; DISORDERS; HERDS; PAIN; KETOPROFEN; FERTILITY; 413 Veterinary science N1 - PP - ER -