Animal Welfare Consequences of Organic Boar Fattening and Occurrence of Boar Taint on Five Commercial Farms

The welfare of male fattening pigs may be improved by refraining from castration, but may be compromised, in turn, by harmful social behaviour in groups of boars. In addition, boar taint may be problematic. This study aimed to evaluate these potential problems in boar fattening under commercial orga...

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Principais autores:	Jeannette C. Lange, Anita Lange, Ute Knierim
Format:	Artigo
Jezik:	Inglês
Izdano:	MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Serija:	Animals
Teme:	castration agonistic behaviour skin lesions penis lesions lameness enriched housing
Online dostop:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/10/2929
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