Pen Versus Crate: A Comparative Study on the Effects of Different Farrowing Systems on Farrowing Performance, Colostrum Yield and Piglet Preweaning Mortality in Sows under Tropical Conditions

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Loose-housed pens are being implemented as alternative farrowing systems in the swine industry worldwide. This system allows sows to express natural behaviour and reduces stress during the peripartum period. However, most intensive swine farms in Thailand still confine sows in crates...

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Autores principales: Dumniem, Natchanon, Boonprakob, Rafa, Parsons, Thomas D., Tummaruk, Padet
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9855041/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36670773
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13020233

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9855041/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36670773
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13020233

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