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Sham-Chewing in Sows Is Associated With Decreased Fear Responses in Their Offspring

We hypothesized that sham-chewing expressed by the dam during gestation affects fetus programming. The goal of this study was to assess the effects of maternal sham-chewing on offspring welfare indicators, such as behavior and physiology. Sows that exhibited consistent sham-chewing on at least two o...

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Autores principales: Tatemoto, Patricia, Bernardino, Thiago, Alves, Luana, Zanella, Adroaldo José
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6877698/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31803762
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2019.00390