Animal Welfare Consequences of Organic Boar Fattening and Occurrence of Boar Taint on Five Commercial Farms

SIMPLE SUMMARY: The usual castration of male fattening pigs is under discussion, especially in organic farming, because of the negative effects on the pig’s welfare and integrity. Nevertheless, it is feared that boars show more aggressive and mounting behaviours, resulting in stress, painful injurie...

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Autores principales: Lange, Jeannette C., Lange, Anita, Knierim, Ute
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8532605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34679950
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11102929

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8532605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34679950
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11102929

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