The Effect of Sows’ and Piglets’ Behaviour on Piglet Crushing Patterns in Two Different Farrowing Pen Systems

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Farrowing crates—narrow cages where sows are kept during lactation—impede the sow in the expression of natural behaviours and, therefore, cause animal welfare concerns. However, piglet losses due to crushing by the sow are effectively reduced by farrowing crates. Hence, there is an u...

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Autores principales: Nicolaisen, Thies, Lühken, Eyke, Volkmann, Nina, Rohn, Karl, Kemper, Nicole, Fels, Michaela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6719171/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31394892
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9080538

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6719171/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31394892
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9080538

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