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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Main Authors: Augusto Vitale, Gianfranco Brambilla, Giovanni Laviola, Lorenzo Battistacci, Marco Sensi, Livia Moscati, Enrico Alleva, Arianna Manciocco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2011-10-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1915