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Physiological and economic benefits of abandoning invasive surgical procedures and enhancing animal welfare in swine production
Food-animal welfare is a major ethical and social concern. Pork is the most consumed meat worldwide, with over a billion pigs slaughtered annually. Most of these pigs routinely undergo painful surgical procedures (surgical castration, tail docking, teeth clipping), which farmers often reluctant to a...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6834556/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31695123 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52677-6 |