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Dynamics of Sows’ Activity Housed in Farrowing Pens with Possibility of Temporary Crating might Indicate the Time When Sows Should be Confined in a Crate before the Onset of Farrowing

SIMPLE SUMMARY: In natural conditions, before the onset of farrowing, sows build a nest mainly to protect piglets from adverse weather conditions and predators. In modern commercial farms nest-building behaviour is limited, because, during the period of nest building, sows are confined in a farrowin...

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Publié dans:Animals (Basel)
Auteurs principaux: Oczak, Maciej, Maschat, Kristina, Baumgartner, Johannes
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: MDPI 2019
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7023138/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31861490
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10010006
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