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A Short Period of Darkness after Mixing of Growing Pigs Intended for PDO Hams Production Reduces Skin Lesions

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Mixing unacquainted growing pigs is a common practice in commercial herds to adjust the group size to the pen dimensions and to balance the body weights of pigs within pens. Aggressive behavior following regrouping may include fights that can result in skin lesions and detrimental ec...

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Autores principales: Marinelli, Lieta, Mongillo, Paolo, Carnier, Paolo, Schiavon, Stefano, Gallo, Luigi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7598622/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32977689
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10101729