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Housing of Cull Sows in the Hours before Transport to the Abattoir—An Initial Description of Sow Behaviour While Waiting in a Transfer Vehicle

SIMPLE SUMMARY: In modern pig production, sows are transported by road to abattoirs. However, for reasons of biosecurity, commercial trucks may have limited access to farms. This study described behaviour of sows while waiting for a commercial truck in transfer vehicles near a public road, as is com...

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Published in:Animals (Basel)
Main Authors: Herskin, Mette S., Fogsgaard, Katrine K., Erichsen, Ditte, Bonnichsen, Mia, Gaillard, Charlotte, Thodberg, Karen
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: MDPI 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5295151/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28025479
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani7010001
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