Effects of group size on agonistic behaviors of commercially housed growing pigs Efecto del tamaño del grupo sobre la conducta agonística de cerdos en crecimiento alojados en instalaciones comerciales Efeitos do tamanho do grupo sobre a conduta agonística de suínos em crescimento alojados em instalações comerciais
Objective: this study was conducted to understand the effects of group size on the agonistic behaviors of pigs reared at differing pen densities. Methods: thirty groups of pigs (a total of 350 individuals) housed at low, medium, and high group density (5, 10, or 20 individuals in 6.0 m x 6.0 m pens)...
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Universidad de Antioquia
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-06902012000300002 |