Behaviour and Skin Injuries of Piglets Originating from a Novel Group Farrowing System Before and After Weaning

The aim of this study was to analyse a novel group farrowing system (GH) concerning piglets’ behaviour, skin injuries and body weight gain, to test its animal friendliness. Skin injuries and weight gain were compared to piglets originating from conventional individual housing (IH) before a...

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Main Authors: Lilith Schrey, Nicole Kemper, Michaela Fels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Agriculture
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/9/5/93