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Productivity of mother pigs is lower, and mortality greater, in countries that still confine them in gestation crates
Background: For decades, pig farmers have used gestation crates to confine pregnant sows. Gestation crates physically restrain sows for most of their life, preventing them from walking or turning around. Growing concern about animal welfare has been pressuring the industry for change, with recent le...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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F1000 Research Limited
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9379333/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36035883 http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.122042.2 |