Intra-Group Lethal Gang Aggression in Domestic Pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus)

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Aggression between pigs in pig husbandry is common during regrouping but rare in stable social groups. Farmers report the occurrence of lethal gang aggression in stable groups of pigs, whereby the group attacks one group member until it is dead. Our aim was to document this extreme t...

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Autores principales: Camerlink, Irene, Chou, Jen-Yun, Turner, Simon P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7459786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32731463
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10081287