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Can increased dietary fibre level and a single enrichment device reduce the risk of tail biting in undocked growing-finishing pigs in fully slatted systems?

This study evaluated the effectiveness of combined dietary and enrichment strategies to manage tail biting in pigs with intact tails in a conventional fully-slatted floor housing system. A 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design was used. Pigs had either a high fibre (weaner 5.3% and finisher 11.6% of crude fibr...

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Autores principales: Chou, Jen-Yun, O’Driscoll, Keelin, Sandercock, Dale A., D’Eath, Rick B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7598487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33125443
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241619