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Effect of space allowance and mixing on growth performance and body lesions of grower-finisher pigs in pens with a single wet-dry feeder

BACKGROUND: Low space allowance (SA) and mixing may result in reduced growth performance (GP) and animal welfare issues because of adverse social behaviours directed to pen mates. This could be exacerbated in pens with single space feeders owing to social facilitation of feeding behaviour. The prese...

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Autores principales: Camp Montoro, Jordi, Boyle, Laura Ann, Solà-Oriol, David, Muns, Ramon, Gasa, Josep, Garcia Manzanilla, Edgar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7786905/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33407880
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40813-020-00187-7