Short communication: Preweaning socialization and environmental enrichment affect short-term performance after regrouping in commercially reared pigs
On-farm practices like premature weaning and frequent regrouping induce stress to pigs. Early socialization or environmental enrichment in piglets reduce weaning stress, as suggested in previous studies. Little research with both effects and in commercial settings was found. The aim was to investiga...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Animal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731120301178 |