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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...
Autores principales: | Nicolaisen, Thies, Lühken, Eyke, Volkmann, Nina, Rohn, Karl, Kemper, Nicole, Fels, Michaela |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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