Enrichment tools for undocked heavy pigs: effects on body and gastric lesions and carcase and meat quality parameters

Enrichment tools for undocked heavy pigs: effects on body and gastric lesions and carcase and meat quality parameters

Two independent trials were carried out to assess the effect of two enrichment tools on the prevalence of skin and tail lesions recorded prior of slaughtering, lesions of the pars oesophagea (OGL) of the stomach, and on carcase and meat quality traits in Italian heavy pigs (body weight range: 25–160...

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Main Authors: Marika Vitali, Eleonora Nannoni, Luca Sardi, Patrizia Bassi, Gianfranco Militerno, Luigi Faucitano, Alessio Bonaldo, Giovanna Martelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
Subjects:
carcase
meat quality
enrichment
lesions
gastric ulcer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2018.1472530

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2018.1472530

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