Consequences of timing of organic enrichment provision on pig performance, health and stress resilience after weaning and regrouping
Most pigs in slatted systems are provided with enrichment meeting only minimum legal requirements. We aimed to explore the effects of a novel enrichment treatment consisting of daily provided fodder beet and jute bags for pigs in slatted systems, and investigate the timing of enrichment provision on...
Main Authors: | K. Bučková, R. Muns, J. Cerón, I. Kyriazakis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-10-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175173112200194X |
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