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Effect of environmental enrichment and group size on the water use and waste in grower-finisher pigs
The grower-finisher stage accounts for 64% of the total on-farm herd water use. Part of this is consumed by the pigs, but a part is also wasted. Drinking water usage and wastage is affected by different factors. We investigated how different group sizes and different levels of enrichment affect wate...
Autores principales: | Misra, Shilpi, Bokkers, Eddie A. M., Upton, John, Quinn, Amy J., O’Driscoll, Keelin |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8361099/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34385550 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95880-0 |
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