Sows turned unhindered at less than their own body length - implications for farrowing pen design

Periparturient and lactating sows need to turn around when expressing important nest-building and piglet-gathering behaviors. To determine the minimum pen width required to allow unhindered turning, 26 Danish crossbred sows were selected in late gestation to represent younger (parity 2-4) and mature...

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Κύριοι συγγραφείς:	Vivi A. Moustsen, Emma M. Baxter, Søren Kjærgaard Boldsen, Mai Britt Friis Nielsen, Sandra A. Edwards
Μορφή:	Artigo
Γλώσσα:	Inglês
Έκδοση:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-07-01
Σειρά:	Frontiers in Animal Science
Θέματα:	loose housing turning behavior pen and sow dimensions lactating sows pigs end the cage age
Διαθέσιμο Online:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fanim.2025.1588436/full
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