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Impact of Housing Condition on Welfare and Behavior of Immunocastrated Fattening Pigs (Sus scrofa domestica)

SIMPLE SUMMARY: This study aimed to analyze if the well-known positive effects of immunocastration on the behavior and welfare of pigs are robust to varying environments. One hundred forty-four male pigs were studied with regard to their sex category (EM: entire males, IC: immunocastrates, BA: barro...

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Autores principales: Steybe, Linda, Kress, Kevin, Schmucker, Sonja, Stefanski, Volker
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7996791/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33652799
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11030618