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The Effect of Mixing Entire Male Pigs Prior to Transport to Slaughter on Behaviour, Welfare and Carcass Lesions

Research is needed to validate lesions recorded at meat inspection as indicators of pig welfare on farm. The aims were to determine the influence of mixing pigs on carcass lesions and to establish whether such lesions correlate with pig behaviour and lesions scored on farm. Aggressive and mounting b...

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Autores principales: van Staaveren, Nienke, Teixeira, Dayane Lemos, Hanlon, Alison, Boyle, Laura Ann
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4382277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25830336
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122841