Anne Huting: Rearing Pigs with Intact Tails | Ep. 198

In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Anne Huting, a swine researcher at Schothorst Feed Research in the Netherlands, discusses the challenges and opportunities of raising pigs with intact tails. She explains how nutrition, management, and environment interact in tail-biting prevention, and highlights differences between European and U.S. practices. Learn practical strategies to identify risk factors and implement solutions on the farm. Listen now on all major platforms!

"Tail biting is influenced by nutrition, management, and environment, making prevention a complex challenge that requires multifactorial solutions."

Meet the guest: Anne Huting is a swine researcher at Schothorst Feed Research in the Netherlands. She earned her Master’s degree in Animal Nutrition from Wageningen University and focuses on feedstuff evaluation, piglet nutrition, and strategies to prevent damaging behaviors.

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What you will learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (01:08) Introduction
• (02:38) Tail biting insights
• (06:21) European swine practices
• (09:48) Management and environmental factors
• (11:21) Enrichment strategies
• (13:12) Protocols on farms
• (15:52) Closing thoughts

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