Comparison of three different farrowing systems: skin lesions and behaviour of sows with special regard to nursing behaviour in a group housing system for lactating sows

While group housing (GH) is mandatory in the European Union for the greater part of pregnancy, single housing in farrowing crates (FCs) during lactation that restrict sows in most of their natural behaviour patterns is still practised on a large scale. Research is urgently needed to develop alternat...

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Autores principales: Nicolaisen, T., Risch, B., Lühken, E., van Meegen, C., Fels, M., Kemper, N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6801640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31104635
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1751731119000661

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6801640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31104635
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1751731119000661

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