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Evaluation of Tail Lesions of Finishing Pigs at the Slaughterhouse: Associations With Herd-Level Observations
The prevalence of tail lesions evaluated at the slaughterhouse varies considerably between herds. These lesions result mainly from tail biting, a harmful behavior with multifactorial origin. This study sought to investigate if a batchwise inspection of tails at slaughterhouse could be a useful metho...
Autores principales: | Heinonen, Mari, Välimäki, Elina, Laakkonen, Anne-Maija, Toppari, Ina, Vugts, Johannes, Fàbrega, Emma, Valros, Anna |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8319664/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34336967 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.650590 |
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