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Producer Perceptions of the Prevention of Tail Biting on UK Farms: Association to Bedding Use and Tail Removal Proportion

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Tail biting is a serious behavioural problem in modern pig production which causes both animal welfare challenges and economic losses. The aim of this study was to collect information on the perceptions of farmers on how to best prevent tail biting, and on their attitudes towards tai...

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Autores principales: Valros, Anna, Barber, Claire
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6769598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31470626
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9090628