Damaging Behaviour and Associated Lesions in Relation to Types of Enrichment for Finisher Pigs on Commercial Farms

EU legislation states that all pigs must have access to material that allows them to perform investigation and manipulation activities, thereby reducing the risk of pigs performing damaging behaviours (e.g., tail, ear and flank biting). We aimed to determine associations between damaging behaviours...

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Main Authors:	Nienke van Staaveren, Alison Hanlon, Laura Ann Boyle
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:	Animals
Subjects:	enrichment damaging behaviour tail biting tail lesions ear biting ear lesions flank biting flank lesions swine
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/9/677
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