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Hierarchy Establishment in Growing Finishing Pigs: Impacts on Behavior, Growth Performance, and Physiological Parameters

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Pigs are social animals that live in groups with well-established social structures and have always been a key species in debates over farm animal welfare. However, intensive production systems often fail to adequately consider pigs’ social needs. Group housing still presents major w...

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Autores principales: da Fonseca de Oliveira, Angela Cristina, Webber, Saulo Henrique, Ramayo-Caldas, Yuliaxis, Dalmau, Antoni, Costa, Leandro Batista
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9854468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36670831
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13020292