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Comparison of Vocalization Patterns in Piglets Which Were Crushed to Those Which Underwent Human Restraint

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Piglet crushing (the process by which a sow sits or lies on and crushes her piglet) is a welfare issue in pig husbandry. In order to understand why crushing occurs, and avoid hardship to a piglet, recordings of distressed piglets are often used to simulate crushing events to measure...

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Autores principales: Chapel, Nichole M., Lucas, Jeffrey R., Radcliffe, Scott, Stewart, Kara R., Lay, Donald C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6115786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30096782
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani8080138