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Mari Heinonen is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has made contributions primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Veterinary studies. Their research activity encompasses main subfields such as Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, and Pollution.

Their work focuses on topics related to Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Microbial infections and disease research, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Animal Virus Infections Studies, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, and Animal health and immunology.

The scientist has authored several recent research papers, including:

  • Evaluation of Tail Lesions of Finishing Pigs at the Slaughterhouse: Associations With Herd-Level Observations (2021), Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Antimicrobial use, biosecurity, herd characteristics, and antimicrobial resistance in indicator Escherichia coli in ten Finnish pig farms (2021), Preventive Veterinary Medicine
  • Intact Tails as a Welfare Indicator in Finishing Pigs? Scoring of Tail Lesions and Defining Intact Tails in Undocked Pigs at the Abattoir (2020), Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Herd-level risk factors for chronic pleurisy in finishing pigs: a case-control study (2020), Porcine Health Management

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Anna Valros
  • Emilia König
  • Virpi Piirainen
  • Virpi Sali
  • Outi Hälli

Mari Heinonen has published multiple articles in these venues:

  • Porcine Health Management
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Preventive Veterinary Medicine
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Best Publications

  • Environmental and sow-related factors affecting the duration of farrowing

    Claudio Oliviero;Mari Heinonen;Anna Valros;Olli Peltoniemi

  • Effect of the environment on the physiology of the sow during late pregnancy, farrowing and early lactation

    Claudio Oliviero;Mari Heinonen;Anna Valros;Outi Hälli

  • Seasonal and management effects on fertility of the sow: a descriptive study.

    O.A.T. Peltoniemi;R.J. Love;M. Heinonen;V. Tuovinen

  • Feeding sows with high fibre diet around farrowing and early lactation: Impact on intestinal activity, energy balance related parameters and litter performance

    Claudio Oliviero;Teija Kokkonen;Mari Heinonen;Satu Sankari

  • High physiological demands in intensively raised pigs: impact on health and welfare.

    A. Prunier;M. Heinonen;H. Quesnel

  • Evaluation of reproductive failure of female pigs based on slaughterhouse material and herd record survey

    M. Heinonen;A. Leppävuori;S. Pyörälä

  • Tail biting and production performance in fattening pigs

    Alina Sinisalo;Jarkko K. Niemi;Mari Heinonen;Anna Valros

  • Lameness and fertility of sows and gilts in randomly selected loose-housed herds in Finland

    M. Heinonen;J. Oravainen;T. Orro;L. Seppä-Lassila

  • Impact of lameness and claw lesions in sows on welfare, health and production

    Mari Heinonen;Olli Peltoniemi;Anna Valros

  • Save the pig tail

    Anna Valros;Mari Heinonen

  • Experience of moderate bedding affects behaviour of growing pigs

    Camilla Munsterhjelm;Olli A.T. Peltoniemi;Mari Heinonen;Outi Hälli

  • Tail biting induces a strong acute phase response and tail-end inflammation in finishing pigs.

    Mari Heinonen;Toomas Orro;Toomas Orro;Teija Kokkonen;Camilla Munsterhjelm

  • Using movement sensors to detect the onset of farrowing

    Claudio Oliviero;Matti Pastell;Mari Heinonen;Jukka Heikkonen

  • The effect of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on inflammatory markers in blood and brain and on behavior in individually-housed pigs.

    Janicke Nordgreen;Camilla Munsterhjelm;Frida Aae;Anastasija Popova

  • Health parameters in tail biters and bitten pigs in a case-control study.

    C. Munsterhjelm;O. Simola;L. Keeling;A. Valros

  • Prolonged duration of farrowing is associated with subsequent decreased fertility in sows

    Claudio Oliviero;Stefan Kothe;Mari Heinonen;Anna Valros

  • Physiological indicators of stress and meat and carcass characteristics in tail bitten slaughter pigs

    Anna Valros;Camilla Marianne Munsterhjelm;Eero Puolanne;Marita Ruusunen

  • Stress measures in tail biters and bitten pigs in a matched case-control study

    C. Munsterhjelm;E. Brunberg;M. Heinonen;L. Keeling

  • Intact Tails as a Welfare Indicator in Finishing Pigs? Scoring of Tail Lesions and Defining Intact Tails in Undocked Pigs at the Abattoir.

    Anna Valros;Elina Välimäki;Heli Nordgren;Johannes Vugts

  • Managing undocked pigs – on-farm prevention of tail biting and attitudes towards tail biting and docking

    Anna Elisabet Valros;Camilla Marianne Munsterhjelm;Laura Talvikki Hänninen;Tiina Maria Kauppinen

  • Evidence for a link between tail biting and central monoamine metabolism in pigs (Sus scrofa domestica).

    Anna Valros;Pälvi Palander;Mari Heinonen;Camilla Munsterhjelm

  • Oral ketoprofen is effective in the treatment of non-infectious lameness in sows.

    Katja Mustonen;Eve Ala-Kurikka;Toomas Orro;Olli Peltoniemi

  • Farmed wild boars exposed to Toxoplasma gondii and Trichinella spp.

    Pikka Jokelainen;Anu Näreaho;Outi Hälli;Mari Heinonen

  • Housing during early pregnancy affects fertility and behaviour of sows.

    Camilla Munsterhjelm;Anna Valros;Mari Heinonen;Outi Hälli

  • Research Paper: AP—Animal Production Technology Using movement sensors to detect the onset of farrowing

    Claudio Oliviero;Matti Pastell;Mari Heinonen;Jukka Heikkonen

Frequent Co-Authors

Anna Valros
Anna Valros University of Helsinki
Olli Peltoniemi
Olli Peltoniemi University of Helsinki
Hannu Saloniemi
Hannu Saloniemi University of Helsinki
Andrew M. Janczak
Andrew M. Janczak Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Linda J. Keeling
Linda J. Keeling Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Yrjö T. Gröhn
Yrjö T. Gröhn Cornell University
Armelle Prunier
Armelle Prunier INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Allan Roepstorff
Allan Roepstorff University of Copenhagen
Nicoline M. Soede
Nicoline M. Soede Wageningen University & Research
Sandra A. Edwards
Sandra A. Edwards Newcastle University

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