The Status of Pig Welfare in Selected Districts of Uganda: Implications for Health and Productivity Interventions

The Status of Pig Welfare in Selected Districts of Uganda: Implications for Health and Productivity Interventions

We conducted a pig welfare survey in four high pig producing districts in central Uganda, namely Masaka, Mukono, Mpigi, and Wakiso in 2021. Data were collected from 270 pig farms, and a total of 3,561 pigs, and consisted of resource-based (housing and water supply), animal-based (pig body condition...

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Main Authors: Michel M. Dione, Peter Oba, Zachary Nsadha, Kassahun Asmare, Theodore J. D. Knight-Jones, Rebecca E. Doyle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Animal Science
Subjects:
growers
piglets
sows
animal welfare
health
research for development
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fanim.2022.878359/full

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