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Provision of straw by a foraging tower –effect on tail biting in weaners and fattening pigs
BACKGROUND: Straw is one of the most effective rooting materials to reduce tail biting in pigs. A so-called foraging-tower (FT) provides only small quantities of straw compatible with liquid manure systems. The focus of the present study was on the effect of providing straw by FT in order to prevent...
Autores principales: | Holling, Carolin, grosse Beilage, Elisabeth, Vidondo, Beatriz, Nathues, Christina |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5382410/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28405460 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40813-017-0052-7 |
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