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Effects of free-range and confined housing on joint health in a herd of fattening pigs
BACKGROUND: Free-range housing, in which pigs have access to both indoor and outdoor areas, is mandatory in organic pig production in Europe, but little is known about the effects of this housing on joint health in pigs. A high level of joint condemnations at slaughter has been reported in organic f...
Autores principales: | Etterlin, Pernille Engelsen, Ytrehus, Bjørnar, Lundeheim, Nils, Heldmer, Eva, Österberg, Julia, Ekman, Stina |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4172778/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25208481 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-014-0208-5 |
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