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Welfare and Performance of Post-Weaning Sows and Piglets Previously Housed in Farrowing Pens with Temporary Crating on a Spanish Commercial Farm: A Pilot Study

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Social pressure, especially in Europe, towards the ban of farrowing crates has driven research on alternative farrowing systems. However, few studies comparing the welfare and performance of pigs in different types of farrowing pens with temporary crating have been carried out under...

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Autores principales: Ko, Heng-Lun, Temple, Déborah, Hales, Janni, Manteca, Xavier, Llonch, Pol
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8944672/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35327120
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12060724