Do Rubber Floor Mats Prevent Lameness in Gestating Sows Housed in Large Groups? A Field Experiment on Three Commercial Farms in France

SIMPLE SUMMARY: In the European Union, gestating sows are housed in groups in pens that often have slatted floors. Slatted floor can cause injuries to the animals’ legs and hooves, leading to potentially painful lameness. The purpose of our study was to verify if the installation of rubber mats on t...

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Autores principales: Huneau-Salaün, Adeline, Bougeard, Stéphanie, Balaine, Loïc, Eono, Florent, Eveno, Éric, Guillermic, Maxime, Thomas, Rodolphe, Rose, Nicolas, Pol, Françoise
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8614336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34827892
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11113160

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8614336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34827892
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11113160

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