Impact of Duration of Farrowing Crate Closure on Physical Indicators of Sow Welfare and Piglet Mortality

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Many sows when lactating are housed in farrowing crates. This is to protect their piglets from being crushed when the sow lies down and is particularly vital in the first few days of the piglet’s life. There are many ways that crates can be configured, one that allows flexibility in...

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Autores principales: Ceballos, Maria Camila, Rocha Góis, Karen Camille, Parsons, Thomas D., Pierdon, Meghann
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8065918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33807217
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11040969

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8065918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33807217
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11040969

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