The Tail-docking of Piglets a Report by Compassion in World Farming Trust
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Farmers claim that they need to tail-dock their piglets in order to stop them from biting each other’s tails. When part of the tail is docked, the remaining tail is very sensitive to touch or oral manipulation (SVC, 1997). As a result, a pig with a docked tail will move away much more quickly from an attempt at tail-biting than a pig with an intact tail, and will thereby prevent its tail being wounded.
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