Enrichment with Lucerne Hay Improves Sow Maternal Behaviour and Improves Piglet Survival

SIMPLE SUMMARY: This study investigated how access to a high-value enrichment item (lucerne hay) impacted the welfare of sows in farrowing crates during nesting, farrowing and lactation. Compared to the control group (no nest building material), in which sows in farrowing crates were given 1 kg of l...

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Autores principales: Edwards, Lauren E., Plush, Kate J., Ralph, Cameron R., Morrison, Rebecca S., Acharya, Rutu Y., Doyle, Rebecca E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6719939/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31443165
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9080558

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6719939/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31443165
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9080558

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