Analysis of Housing Risk Factors for the Welfare of Lean and Heavy Pigs in a Sample of European Fattening Farms

Pig welfare is affected by housing conditions, the minimum requirements of which are set up by EU legislation. Animal and non-animal-based measures are useful indicators to investigate housing risk factors for pig welfare. An observational study on 51 pig farms in seven EU countries, aimed at invest...

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Published in:	Animals
Main Authors:	Paolo Ferrari, Alessandro Ulrici, Matteo Barbari
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Subjects:	housing system pig welfare fattening pig body lesion scores bedding material enriched environment
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3221