Assessment of Animal-Based Pig Welfare Outcomes on Farm and at the Abattoir: A Case Study

The study assessed the prevalence of animal-based pig welfare outcomes on one Chilean farm and one abattoir. A total of 198 pens of slaughter pigs (9,049 pigs) were observed on farm and 54 batches (8,843 pigs) were observed at the abattoir. All assessments were conducted from outside the pen on farm...

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Main Authors: Dayane Lemos Teixeira, Laura C. Salazar, Daniel Enriquez-Hidalgo, Laura A. Boyle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
pig
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2020.576942/full