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Simon P. Turner
Researcher at Scotland's Rural College
Publications - 112
Citations - 3862
Simon P. Turner is an academic researcher from Scotland's Rural College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Aggression & CONTEST. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 103 publications receiving 3118 citations. Previous affiliations of Simon P. Turner include Scottish Agricultural College & The Roslin Institute.
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The accumulation of skin lesions and their use as a predictor of individual aggressiveness in pigs
Simon P. Turner,Mark J. Farnworth,I. M. S. White,Sue Brotherstone,Michael Mendl,Pieter W. Knap,Paul Penny,Alistair Lawrence +7 more
TL;DR: This paper investigated the factors that contribute to post-mixing aggression in commercially housed pigs and found that the duration spent in reciprocalfighting and being bullied were significant determinants of the LS and contributed to the total LS in proportions of 0.17 and 0.14.
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The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig I: biological factors
Kenneth M.D. Rutherford,Emma M. Baxter,Richard B. D’Eath,Simon P. Turner,Gareth Arnott,Rainer Roehe,Birgitte Ask,Peter Sandøe,V. A. Moustsen,F. Thorup,Sandra Edwards,P. Berg,Alistair Lawrence +12 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that, in a number of ways, large litter size is a risk factor for decreased animal welfare in pig production and possible biological approaches to mitigating health and welfare issues associated with large litters are being implemented.
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The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig II: management factors
Emma M. Baxter,Kenneth M.D. Rutherford,Richard B. D’Eath,Gareth Arnott,Simon P. Turner,Peter Sandøe,V. A. Moustsen,F. Thorup,Sandra Edwards,Alistair Lawrence +9 more
TL;DR: Benefits of good sow and litter management, including positive human-animal relationships, are discussed and practices apply to all production situations, not just those involving large litters.
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Genetic selection for temperament traits in dairy and beef cattle.
TL;DR: The effects of selection primarily for productivity traits on temperament and welfare are discussed and future opportunities include automated data collection methods and the wider use of genomic information in selection.
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The effect of space allowance on performance, aggression and immune competence of growing pigs housed on straw deep-litter at different group sizes
TL;DR: Since the main effects did not interact, the poorer ADG of large groups, and the higher lesion score and suppressed immune response of pigs provided with lower space allowance, suggest that these conditions may independently compromise productivity and welfare.