Exploration Feeding and Higher Space Allocation Improve Welfare of Growing-Finishing Pigs

SIMPLE SUMMARY: A lack of exploration materials in pig pens can result in damaging behavior towards pen mates. The objective of our study was to reduce skin and tail lesions by frequently providing small amounts of feed on the floor and by providing more space per pig. Both the so-called “exploratio...

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Autores principales: Vermeer, Herman M., Dirx-Kuijken, Nienke C. P. M. M., Bracke, Marc B. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5447918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28468261
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani7050036

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5447918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28468261
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani7050036

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