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Damaging Behaviour and Associated Lesions in Relation to Types of Enrichment for Finisher Pigs on Commercial Farms

SIMPLE SUMMARY: EU legislation states that all pigs must have access to material that allows them to perform investigation and manipulation activities. This reduces the risk of pigs performing damaging behaviours (e.g., tail, ear and flank biting). The aim of this study was to determine associations...

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Autores principales: van Staaveren, Nienke, Hanlon, Alison, Boyle, Laura Ann
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6770820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31547306
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9090677