The Effect of Straw, Rope, and Bite-Rite Treatment in Weaner Pens with a Tail Biting Outbreak
Tail biting in pigs is an injurious behaviour that spreads rapidly in a group. We investigated three different treatments to stop ongoing tail biting outbreaks in 65 pens of 6−30 kg undocked pigs (30 pigs per pen; SD = 2): (1) straw (7 g/pig/day on the floor), (2) rope, and (3) Bite-Rite (...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Animals |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/6/365 |