The Feeding Behavior of Group-housed Pigs Using a Computerized Individual Feeding System
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Analysis of feeding behavior of group housed growingâ•fifinishing pigs
Feeding behavior and time spent eating contains valuable information that can be used for managing livestock, identifying sick animals, and determining genetic differences within a herd. Individual animal feeding behavior, in a commercial-sized pen, was recorded using radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology and a series of multiplexers. Data were collected on 960 pigs (mixed barrows, 4...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Chikusan Gakkaiho
سال: 1993
ISSN: 1346-907X,1880-8255
DOI: 10.2508/chikusan.64.455