Pig Farming in Alternative Systems: Strengths and Challenges in Terms of Animal Welfare, Biosecurity, Animal Health and Pork Safety
In pig production, the widespread conventional indoor system with a slatted floor currently dominates. However, this production system is becoming less socially acceptable. In addition to general environmental protection issues, animal welfare, the absence of suffering and distress, and the manageme...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-07-01
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Series: | Agriculture |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/10/7/261 |