Longitudinal effects of environmental enrichment on behaviour and physiology of pigs reared on an intensive-stock farm
The aim of this paper was to provide a longitudinal evaluation of the effects of physical enrichments on the behaviour and physiology of intensive stock-farming pigs. Twenty-eight crossbred pigs of both sexes, were exposed to four types of enrichments (hemp ropes, steel chains, plastic balls, rubber...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2011-10-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Animal Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1915 |