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A High Enrichment Replenishment Rate Reduces Damaging Behaviors and Increases Growth Rate in Undocked Pigs Kept in Fully Slatted Pens
One of the difficulties in complying with the prohibition of routine tail docking is a lack of effective alternative solutions to prevent tail biting, especially in fully slatted systems. This study compared three slat-compatible enrichment replenishment strategies for pigs. Forty-eight mixed-sex pe...
Autores principales: | Chou, Jen-Yun, Sandercock, Dale A., D'Eath, Rick B., O'Driscoll, Keelin |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7691579/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33282931 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.584706 |
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