Tail docking in pigs: a review on its short- and long-term consequences and effectiveness in preventing tail biting
In spite of European legislation attempting to limit this practice, tail docking is nowadays the only preventive measure against tail biting which is widely adopted by farmers. Docking consists in amputating, usually without anaesthesia or analgesia, the distal part of the tail, in order to reduce i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2014-02-01
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| Series: | Italian Journal of Animal Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/3095 |