Environmental Enrichment for Sucker and Weaner Pigs: The Effect of Enrichment Block Shape on the Behavioural Interaction by Pigs with the Blocks

This experiment tested the effect of enrichment-block shape on oro-nasal contact by young pigs, and possible habituation to the blocks. Nineteen litters (197 piglets) were randomly allocated to one of three block-shape treatments: Cube, Brick, or Wedge. Oro-nasal contact with blocks was infrequent b...

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Published in:	Animals
Main Authors:	Jade A. Winfield, Greg F. Macnamara, Ben L. F. Macnamara, Evelyn J. S. Hall, Cameron R. Ralph, Cormac J. O’Shea, Greg M. Cronin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Subjects:	enrichment pigs production
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/7/12/91