Review: Early life predisposing factors for biting in pigs

Review: Early life predisposing factors for biting in pigs

The pig industry faces many animal welfare issues. Among these, biting behaviour has a high incidence. It is indicative of an existing problem in biters and is a source of physical damage and psychological stress for the victims. We categorize this behaviour into aggressive and non-aggressive biting...

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Main Authors: A. Prunier, X. Averos, I. Dimitrov, S.A. Edwards, E. Hillmann, M. Holinger, V. Ilieski, R. Leming, C. Tallet, S.P. Turner, M. Zupan, I. Camerlink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
pre-weaning
swine
aggression
oral manipulation
tail biting
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731119001940

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