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Social status and previous experience in the group as predictors of welfare of sows housed in large semi-static groups

Mixing gestating sows implies hierarchy formation and has detrimental consequences on welfare. The effects of social stress on the most vulnerable individuals may be underestimated and it is therefore important to evaluate welfare between individuals within groups. This study aimed at investigating...

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Autores principales: Brajon, Sophie, Ahloy-Dallaire, Jamie, Devillers, Nicolas, Guay, Frédéric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8186791/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34101733
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244704