Damaging biting behaviors in intensively kept rearing gilts: the effect of jute sacks and relations...
Damaging biting behaviors in intensively kept rearing gilts: the effect of jute sacks and relations with production characteristics
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Pigs may display biting behavior directed at pen mates, resulting in body damage such as tail wounds. We assessed the suitability of jute sacks (hung vertically at wall) to reduce biting behaviors and tail wounds in rearing gilts. Additionally, we assessed several characteristics of different types of tail biters. Tail docked rearing gilts originat...
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Damaging biting behaviors in intensively kept rearing gilts: the effect of jute sacks and relations with production characteristics
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TN_cdi_wageningen_narcis_oai_library_wur_nl_wurpubs_457081
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_wageningen_narcis_oai_library_wur_nl_wurpubs_457081
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0021-8812
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1525-3163
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10.2527/jas.2014-7918
