Performance and Welfare of Sows Exposed to Auditory Environmental Enrichment in Mixed or Collective Housing Systems

Performance and Welfare of Sows Exposed to Auditory Environmental Enrichment in Mixed or Collective Housing Systems

The research aimed to assess the effects of auditory environmental enrichment on sows in mixed housing (caged until 35 days after insemination and then collective pens) or collective housing (caged until 72 h after insemination and then collective pens). Reproductive performance, body surface and ey...

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Main Authors: Janaina Palermo Mendes, Fabiana Ribeiro Caldara, Maria Fernanda de Castro Burbarelli, Jean Kaique Valentim, Daniela Ferreira de Brito Mandú, Rodrigo Garófallo Garcia, Ibiara Correia de Lima Almeida-Paz, Agnes Markiy Odakura, Marconi Italo Lourenço da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
auditory stimulus
animal welfare
environmental enrichment
infrared thermography
reproductive performance
swine
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/7/1226

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