Review: Early life predisposing factors for biting in pigs
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Factors identifying pigs predisposed to tail biting
Approximately 5% of pigs slaughtered in the UK have been tail-bitten, leading to welfare and production issues. Tail biting is sporadic and not all pigs tail bite. The aim of this study was to identify factors that are common in pigs that perform tail-biting behaviour, and that might be used in a predictive way to identify such animals. The behaviour of 159 pigs was observed in the post-weaning...
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عنوان ژورنال: Animal
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1751-7311
DOI: 10.1017/s1751731119001940