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Implementation of a Pig Toilet in a Nursery Pen with a Straw-Littered Lying Area
SIMPLE SUMMARY: Generally, pigs are known to be very clean and intelligent animals. The present study tested whether it is possible to train nursery pigs to defaecate and urinate in a pig toilet while keeping a straw-bedded lying area clean. The pig toilet was separated into a defaecation area and a...
Autores principales: | Tillmanns, Michelle, Scheepens, Kees, Stolte, Marieke, Herbrandt, Swetlana, Kemper, Nicole, Fels, Michaela |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8749746/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35011219 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12010113 |
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