Crushing of piglets by sows: effects of litter features, pen features and sow behaviour
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| Category | Journal Articles |
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| Abstract |
Crushing of piglets by sows in farrowing pens was studied in a 2 x 2 experiment to evaluate the effect of different pen design features. Pens had either concrete or plastic-coated expanded metal flooring, and half of the pens were fitted with a horizontal bar 23 cm above the floor, bisecting the pen. 98 litters were analysed during the first 3 days after birth. Of the 927 live-born piglets, 95 (10.2 |
| Date | 1998 |
| Publication Title | Applied Animal Behaviour Science |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 103-111 |
| ISBN/ISSN | 0168-1591 |
| Language | English |
| Author Address | Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Centre for Applied Ethics, University of British Columbia, 2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z4, Canada. |
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