Indicators of improved gestation housing of sows. Part I: Effects on behaviour, skin lesions, locomotion, and tear staining

Commercial gestation housing systems for sows generally fail to cater fully for their needs in terms of comfort or the ability to perform highly motivated behaviours, which can lead to chronic stress and an impairment to welfare. We compared a typical gestation system (CONTROL) with an IMPROVED one...

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Published in:	Animal Welfare
Main Authors:	Martyna E Lagoda, Keelin O’Driscoll, Maria C Galli, Joanna Marchewka, Laura A Boyle
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2023-01-01
Subjects:	animal welfare pig rope rubber straw chronic stress
Online Access:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0962728623000477/type/journal_article